Good Thinking!
Giving Thanks
Tuesday, February 29, 2000
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Key Bible Verse: Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Bonus Reading: Ephesians 5:15-20
When thieves robbed Matthew Henry, the English author, he still found something to be thankful for. He wrote these words in his diary: "Let me be thankful first, because I was never robbed before; second, because, although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed."
Dr. Whyte of Scotland always found something to thank God for in his pulpit prayers. One stormy morning, a disgruntled member of his congregation thought to himself, The preacher will have nothing to thank God for on a wretched morning like this. But Whyte began his prayer, "We thank Thee, O God, that it is not
always like this."
M. Norvel Young in Living Lights, Shining Stars
Personal Challenge:
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Thank God today for something you normally neglect to thank Him for.
Thought to Apply: Gratitude is the touchstone of all happiness.
G. K. CHESTERTON (ENGLISH JOURNALIST & WRITER)
Credits: Adapted fromTuesday: Living Lights, Shining Stars (Howard, 1997)
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