Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father!<\/p>\n
And once again Father, we come to my favorite weekly post here at PhatherPhil.org; Thankful Thursday<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0 As we draw closer to Thanksgiving Lord, it seems as if more and more folks are taking time out to focus on the many Blessings You bestow on us.\u00a0 And while my heart sings seeing such a wonderful outpouring of gratefulness this time of year Father, it also highlights to me one important thing that I think sometimes we all miss\u2026<\/p>\n Your Blessings grace our lives EVERYDAY; not only at Thanksgiving, not just every Thankful Thursday, but every minute of every day.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Even when we don\u2019t have a Holiday to direct our attention to Your many gifts Father, it\u2019s important to recognize and celebrate the fact that we exist and thrive within Your mercy and grace each day.\u00a0 By keeping that fountain of gratefulness flowing in our hearts, we\u2019re better able to weather our personal trials and at the same time to share that perspective of gratitude with others around us.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.\u201d \u2013 Colossians 3:17 (ESV)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n When we do everything from that foundation of thankfulness Lord, our lives become brighter in so many ways.<\/p>\n And on that thought Father, here\u2019s this week\u2019s Thankful Thursday<\/span><\/em> list!\u00a0 Looking back over the past seven days Lord, I\u2019ve been especially grateful for:<\/p>\n 391. Daily Inspirations<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 392. A wonderful guest \u201cEmail to God\u201d<\/a> written by Lisa from \u201cA Moment With God\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 393. Completing the final session of the \u201cTreasures of the Transformed Life\u201d Small Group Study.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 394. New contact lenses.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 395. A quiet, but loving and productive weekend spent with my family.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 396. The help of a close friend in cleaning and repairing a \u201cbrewmeister\u201d I was given.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 397. A profound and overwhelming moment of \u201cSpiritual Release\u201d You gave me Tuesday morning.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 398. The \u201cGlue\u201d that binds our hearts to Yours<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 399. Feeling better following a two-week-long respiratory illness.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 400. An update to the Android version of the YouVersion Bible App that brought some great new features.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 401. That nine years ago tomorrow, You Blessed Shannon and I with our youngest son, Aidan.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 402. The encouragement, kindness and support I received from one of my Facebook friends this week.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 403. A fun \u201cone on one\u201d dinner out for Aidan and I while Shannon and Jonathan were at church groups last night.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 404. Getting caught up on bills last weekend.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 405. That even in our brokenness, our sin, and our pain You forgive us, and seek to draw us to You.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n We continue to live bathed in Your grace Lord.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Heavenly Father,<\/p>\n We thank You Father God, for the many Blessings You bring to our lives each day; both those that fill our hearts to overflowing with Your benevolence, and those that Bless us quietly from the sidelines.\u00a0 Please help us to maintain grateful hearts, and to reach out and share Your many gifts with others.<\/p>\n In Jesus Name we pray,<\/p>\n Amen.<\/p>\n ~Phather Phil<\/p>\nPin It<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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