“For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God.
Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.
I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever.
For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.” Psalm 86:10-13 ESV
As you walk into this week of gratitude, practice giving thanks first. Seeing blessings, first. Accounting for all that you have, first. Placing God first. Seeing His goodness, first. Spreading joy, first.
The beautiful old hymn’How Great Thou Art’ teaches us a beautiful lesson in acknowledgment. God is truly great and worthy of our awesome wonder.
“Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art”
When we recognize the deity of God and his natural place above and over all, it becomes a much more simple process of surrendering to Him. The act of submission to the Father is an act of freedom. An act of acknowledging starts the flow of understanding. Understanding will reveal purpose. Purpose creates anticipation. Anticipation changes the trajectory of the moment, the day, the week, the month, the year…one’s life. Anticipation reveals the path that God has for our life.
Choose today to live a life of contentment and joy that focuses on the anticipation of what God is and will do in and through you. Your purpose is not a mystery to God, but rather a plan that He has assigned to you and will bless through you.
So, I encourage you to grasp with gratitude the joy that comes only through the Father. God has a marvelous message for you through his Word. He desires that you live a full and complete life of purpose and accomplishment as He defines purpose and accomplishment. He desires that you experience unparalleled success as He defines success. And BTW, his measurement and acknowledgment are the only ones that matter.
Today is your day to speak life and hope into people coming in your path. Are you ready? The people you will meet need you to be ready? Joy comes in the morning and Hope reigns for a lifetime.
You’ve got this