Boy! the devil must have really hated for me to write this blog, because I've been trying to write it for at least two weeks, but it seems like every time I tried, something would come up and delay the process - uh-oh the phone is ringing!!! It is 5:30AM in the morning, but I have to answer it because it's the hubby, and, after-all, it is Thanksgiving Day, and I am truly thankful for him.
I come to life when I can give my time, money, talent, skills and gifts in ministry. I am a people person and love being able to add to peoples lives by helping and/or encouraging all those that I come in contact with. I can be doing something as simple as talking with a stranger at the bus stop or something more important like praying with and for incarcerated youth. It all makes me feel alive. When I'm not doing anything for a long period of time, I feel like I'm not being productive. I begin to feel dead inside, because my spirit thrives off of being a blessing to others.
To me Thanksgiving Day is a reminder to be thankful all year round. And, I don't interpret it as being thankful for what I can get, but [literally] for what I can give. It is called THANKSGIVING not thanksgetting!
I am so thankful that I can give Godly advice to others; share wisdom with my daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren; give my love to friends; take food to the homeless; be involved in ministries that reflect the Word of God; put decent used clothes in the recycle containers for others; love on my neighbors with kind words, a smile or an unexpected gift; share this life with my husband; and, most of all, give God the glory. What a blessing that I have all these things that I can give, because I'm living when I'm giving.
Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. [Philippians 1:3/NLT]
I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. [1 Timothy 2:1/NLT]
I come to life when I can give my time, money, talent, skills and gifts in ministry. I am a people person and love being able to add to peoples lives by helping and/or encouraging all those that I come in contact with. I can be doing something as simple as talking with a stranger at the bus stop or something more important like praying with and for incarcerated youth. It all makes me feel alive. When I'm not doing anything for a long period of time, I feel like I'm not being productive. I begin to feel dead inside, because my spirit thrives off of being a blessing to others.
To me Thanksgiving Day is a reminder to be thankful all year round. And, I don't interpret it as being thankful for what I can get, but [literally] for what I can give. It is called THANKSGIVING not thanksgetting!
I am so thankful that I can give Godly advice to others; share wisdom with my daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren; give my love to friends; take food to the homeless; be involved in ministries that reflect the Word of God; put decent used clothes in the recycle containers for others; love on my neighbors with kind words, a smile or an unexpected gift; share this life with my husband; and, most of all, give God the glory. What a blessing that I have all these things that I can give, because I'm living when I'm giving.
Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. [Philippians 1:3/NLT]
I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. [1 Timothy 2:1/NLT]
