IT REALLY IS GOOD TO GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD!

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"It is good to give thanks to the Lord And to sing praises to Your name, O Most
High; To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning And Your faithfulness by
night,…" (Psalm 92:1-2)

SO MANY REASONS TO LOVE THE LORD…by Helen Steiner Rice

Thank You, God, for little things
That come unexpectedly
To brighten up a dreary day
That dawned so dismally.
Thank You, God, for sending a
happy thought my way
To blot out my depression
On a disappointing day.
Thank You, God, for brushing
The dark clouds from my mind
And leaving only sunshine
And joy of heart behind.
Oh God, the list is endless
Of the things to thank You for,
But I take them all for granted
And unconsciously ignore
That everything I think or do,
Each movement that I make,
Each measured, rhythmic heartbeat,
Each breath of life I take
Is something You have given me
For which there is no way
For me in all my smallness
To in any way repay.

God is so good to meet our every need, all the time, in HIS perfect timing!!
We take for granted so many blessings that God sends to us, just at the right
moments…..We tend to NOT recognize that they come from our Heavenly Father.

I am reminded of a humorous, but expressive, story concerning a young lady who had
not been in church for a long time; she seemed to never have the time to go to
church & worship God, but she always had plenty of time to go anywhere else she
needed or wanted to go, including the mall.....
Well, one day, she made one of her many trips to the mall & was
driving around trying to find a parking place close to the door; as she drove she
began praying, “God, please help me to find a good parking place. If you will help
me, I promise I will start going back to church & get involved in the children's
ministry.”….All of the sudden, while she was in the middle of her prayer, a parking
space opened up & she exclaimed, “Never mind God, I found one!”

When you are blessed, be sure to give thanks to the One who Created the blessings!!!!

GIVE GLORY AND HONOR AND PRAISE TO THE ONE WHO DESERVES IT;
THE ONE TRUE GOD OF BLESSINGS AND LIFE!!!!

THANK YOU, MOST GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, FOR EVERY BLESSING YOU
BESTOW UPON ME EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE; MAY I RECOGNIZE THEM, EVERY ONE,
AND NEVER FAIL TO GIVE YOU THANKS AND PRAISE, IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT...AMEN.

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