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Text: Philippians 4:11-12
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15 thoughts on "day 4"
quite enjoyable…fuckin' nice
Gratitude is a beautiful posture that I need to be dwelling in before my day gets started and throughout my day. I want to give thanks in ALL circumstances!
I am grateful for figuring out how to find the day I am on! Wahoo!!!!
Today's lesson on gratitude was a check for me. I have been taking my marriage for granted while being ungrateful to my husband and expecting things he cannot give me. Mostly Venus/Mars kinds of things. Yesterday after doing this study I asked if we could again just begin praying together for our marriage rather than talk. It was an incredible, tearful, wonderful time. For that I give thanks!
Wow! I think she was talking directly to me today! I am currently trying to get our new home to look nice and decorated, I have 10 pounds to lose and my kids make me a bit cranky with all the busy-ness and boringness of summer break. Just wow… it really helped put me into my place with all I am blessed with and that my "reasons" for not being content are not reasons at all– they are actually reasons to be grateful!!
Being content is something I STRUGGLE with! Why can't I just be happy with where I'm at in life? Why can't I be satisfied with my body the way it is today? Why can't I be happy with the amount of money I have? Or the car I drive?
I agree with the devotional today that states the key is to be GRATEFUL for what we DO have. I need to count my blessings. Every single day. I have so much in my life that is good and from God and I need to simply think about these things instead of what I want.
Today is yet another god wink. I have been struggling for years with health issues and I have always wondered why me…, but today. Today, I get to express Gratitude for the blessings in life that assist me in dealin with this. Finally after 12 years of hearing why, God is hearing Thank You for giving me the tools necessary to thrive under these conditions. He is patient and He is Kind.
What a great reminder to be grateful. My favorite part. “don’t worry about anything, pray about everything”
I am loving this study so far and I know God sent me here for a reason! Especially after this one…
The new Living the Surrended Life reading plan really hits close to home for me. There are things I'm anxious to happen in my life at the moment and I sometimes feel really disappointed and frustrated that I don't seem to be going anywhere. Especially Days 2 and 4 have been amazing reminders for me. I might get disappointed sometimes, but I need to trust my Lord that He knows what is good for me and He WILL guide my way. I need and want to be content with what I have now, too. I am learning more and more about surrending my life entirely to Jesus. Even though this reading plan is just starting, I am gaining so much by it! And will do so even more by being able to share about these things with you wonderful people!
I too am struggling with being content in my circumstance right now. However, I am EASILY convicted when I hear stories of other peoples much worse circumstance & I AM convicted that my circumstance could be much worse! I need to thank God for the daily blessings He gives me. I need to show my gratitude before my attitude! :)
Day 3 definitely didn't speak to me and it was the first day in the She Reads Truth journey that I was really struggling. Today? I have a totally new perspective and gratitude is weighing heavily on my heart now. Trying to focus on everything I have to be grateful for, it's so powerful and provides such a positive lifestyle.
Loved this today. Working on gratitude daily goes hand in hand with the reading about disappointment.
Last week I wrote a list of things I'm thankful for and "truths" about me. This was a good reminder to read over these daily.
Soooo need to remember that I am exactly where God wants me!! I am good at Thanksgiving, even at the worst of times. It’s the contentment of of “my place” that I struggle!! This couldn’t have come at a better time for me!! Thank you, ladies :D
I try to choose gratitude daily. I try to think of all the blessings in my life. Things may not be going exactly as I want them. I have to remind myself that God's plan for me is perfect about 57 times a day. There are times when I do not feel grateful, when I am disappointed in my life. Great message to be content with whatever I have.