Monday, October 26, 2009

Thanksgiving - A Spiritual Exercise

The other day Dad was very honest with me and told me he doesn't think my focus is where it should be - on God and the hope I have in Him. Ouch! I tried to explain it away...

But my Heavenly Father is really the one who's been trying to tell me this. He's been wanting me to see that He has given me everything I need, and He will always provide for my needs.

I was reading Elizabeth Elliott's devotion for today, and this it what she shared:

Thanksgiving is a spiritual exercise, necessary to the building of a healthy soul. It takes us out of the stuffiness of ourselves into the fresh breeze and sunlight of the will of God.

Thankless children we all are, more or less, comprehending but dimly the truth of God's fathomless love for us. We do not know Him as a gracious Giver, we do not understand His most precious gifts, or the depth of His love, the wisdom with which He has planned our lives, the price He pays to bring us to glory and fulfillment.

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