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When we’re living our lives with intentional gratitude we’re fixing our eyes upon Jesus and agreeing YES He is good and YES He is faithful and YES He is Lord and YES He is the one who loves us! Gratitude is an expression of faith.
1871. anticipation about what this year will bring…
1872. some time to myself alone today. with a long school holidays over summer time, combined with bad weather and chicken pox adding extra weeks of home time BEFORE the holidays even started, i havent had much ME time. so relishing some time alone this arvo when the kids go to friends houses. in saying that i am going to the supermarket…
1873. the wisdom of my husband to put money aside on a pac and save christmas club card so we have extra dosh at christmas time
1874. #howgreatisourgod trending worldwide on twitter after an amazing worship time at Passion 2012 conference where How Great is Our God was sung in many many languages. beautiful. stirring. a foretaste of heavenly worship.
1875. E100 bible plan and the great questions our mums are asking and answering and conversating about
1876. though it happened far away and i wasnt part of it, the Passion 2012 conference raised over $11million to end modern day slavery
1877. watching a movie with my hubby
1878. an unexpected gift of a box full of school uniforms
1879. new books (well second hand ones) from TM for my new bookcase, books to lend
1880. that God will complete the good work He has begun in me
1881. that God rewards those who diligently seek Him – so be a seeker!
1882. LOST
1883. had a fun night playing 500 and canasta with friends, its so great all of our kids from both families love each other well and play together nicely so us grown ups can hang out too
1884. comfort and hope
1885. psalms, so loving the psalms at the moment
1886. reading good books from the library
1887. glad for some shine – not for any exciting reason – other than my washing can dry ON THE LINE OUTSIDE!
1888. my kids are lovely, though the drive me bonkers sometimes, usually they fill my heart. i am glad they are good buddies
1889. a non sneezy hayfever day
1890. how my sons heart is being filled with worship – thanks to my sister who gave him an ipod shuffle for christmas
1891. God is WITH ME. always and forever. now and here. today and tomorrow.
1892. this amazing song COME TO ME by bethel worship that is more like God singing over me than me singing to Him that reminds me of Zeph 3:17 which says that God will rejoice over me with singing and quiet me with His love. have so needed that over this past few months
1893. a good nights sleep
Be joyful: Intentionally look around for measures of joy each day. There is joy in simply being alive and in being redeemed by God. Remember, joy is a choice we make, not a feeling we hope to get from our circumstances. It’s good to look for the good, to celebrate it even in small ways. Doing so is a moment of victory. Lysa TerKeurst
so there we go. venturing on in life to 2000 things that i am grateful for…
The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Genesis 12:1-3
i love how the bible has suddenly – or just introduces us to people in the middle of their stories. we dont know anything really about abram before this. all of a sudden we meet a man called by God to do something dramatic, to move himself and his family to a strange far away land that God has promised to him and a promise of blessing.
i love the I WILLS in the bible: I WILL show you. I WILL make your name great. I WILL bless you. these are God’s promises. I WILL DO THIS.
because God can never lie and because He is the promise keeper we can be assured and confident that God will act in accordance with what He says. even if we don’t know how or cant see how it will work out, we can be assured and confident that HE does. His I WILLS are secure and trustworthy. and you can live your life on them.
what a huge move – to shift your family and household to another land. in those days there were no moving companies. supermarkets on the way. GPS. air-conditioned cars. you went with your belongings, that what you and a camel could carry, and you walked to the new location and you found food on the way. you went out into the dust and the heat and the rain and the wind and the whatever. you slept in the dark in tents. you every day got up and walked and rode, battling the natural elements. a real exercise of faith!
i wonder if people, neighbours, friends, workmates, family tried to dissuade abram from his course of action? i wonder if people asked him, “did God really say?” i wonder what faith obstacles abram had to cross?
The story of the man who came to be known as Abraham leaving behind the security of everything he knew, to follow a calling… is a powerful lesson in trust.
He was going… but not knowing. In other words there was a major element of potential uncertainty here.
Abraham thought he had heard a voice saying this way… but he never quite got given all the details. Seems a big move, right… up stakes, grab the family and head out?
A faith move… does that sound quaint and old fashioned, a touch naïve? Well, not too different to the journeys of faith we take… every day of our lives.
Rob Harley
what would our response to such a call be?
Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song:You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
Revelation 7:9 After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no-one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the
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