On that note let me remind you of two things this morning.
Start each day off
being thankful to God.
This morning in my prayer time I started with Thanksgiving.
I always try to do this and this morning I thanked God for each of those
children that I saw touched by this weekend. Time will tell the power of each
of those services. No doubt there will come a day when one or more of those
little boys and/or girls will stand where Marcus and Bryan did last night and
we will see the seeds coming up that were planted. Jesus said to send the
little children to Him and never prevent them from getting to Him for such is
the kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew 19:14) Yes, many lives were touched by the
anointing of this wonderful weekend and time will clearly show the power of
those planted seeds. So join with me today and tell God how thankful you are
for all the kids at FPB and those who lead them.
Keep a spirit of
Thanksgiving
We often really start to zero in on the things we are
thankful for this time of year. I do so much enjoy this season and believe we
should be thankful. I challenge you to start today making a list of all the
things you are truly thankful for. You will have to write them down or you will
lose some with time. But just stop and look around you and realize that if
those blessings were not there, your life would not be the same. Stop today and
think how your life would be if those blessing were taken away. But just don’t
be thankful during this season. Make a point to live your life thankful
continually. Selfish unthankful people are miserable souls.
I may have shared this before but allow me to send it again.
This story puts a clearer picture on the reason we need to keep a spirit of
Thanksgiving.
Dr. Norman Vincent Peal wrote a story of a
man who was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. This man had been a vital,
dynamic individual. Now he had become an empty shell of a man. Then someone
suggested that the way for him to avoid further breakdown and be healed was by
the practice of what is called the attitude of gratitude.
He was advised to sit down and make a list of
all the people who had helped him over the years. Then he was to fill his mind
with thankfulness for all that these men and women had done for him. He was
asked if he had ever thanked anyone for what he or she had done for him.
“No,” he said, “I never really laid much
stress on that.”
The next advice was to think of someone who
had especially blessed his life and send that person a letter of thanks. He thought
of a schoolteacher who was now elderly. He sat down and wrote a letter telling
her that he remembered all the inspiration she has given him, that he had never
forgotten her over the years and how much he loved her.
A few days later, he received a letter
written in a trembling hand. Using his boyhood name, it said, “Dear Willy, when
I think back over all the children I have taught in my life time, you are the
only one who ever wrote to thank me for what I did as a teacher. You have made
me so happy. I read your letter every night. I will cherish your words until
the day I die.”
This did so much for the man that he thought
of someone else to write to. Then someone else came to mind and before he was
through he had written 500 unexpected letters of thanks and appreciation. And
the therapy of thanksgiving had much to do with curing him of his nervous
depression. It lifted him above himself and into the secret of real living. He
was grateful from that time on for every new day, and lived life to its
fullest.
No matter where life
finds you today I challenge you to live with a thankful heart and spirit. It
will make all the difference in your days to come. Thankful people are
wonderful people to walk through life with. So be thankful for all the
blessings God has put in your life and allow them to put a smile on your face
as you walk through life today. Not only will you feel better but those around
you will enjoy you much more too.
Thanks for reading
this!
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