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When you wake up whining inside (about being too busy or unappreciated or whatever), you have a choice. You can spend the rest of the day parched and thirsty, or you can decide to drink in every small delight.
“It is certain that the more you try to [give thanks], the more you will see how your path and your lying down are beset with mercies. . . .” Priscilla Maurice
“You give them drink from the river of Your delights.” Psalm 36:8
When you take five minutes to remember all your reasons for saying thank-you, the fears and grumblings lose their grip and leave you free to enjoy.
“I was so troubled. . . . Then I said, . . . ‘I will recall and think about all that You have done in the past. I will remember Your wonderful deeds. . . .’” Psalm 77:4, 10-11
Father, please remind me today to give back to You at least five minutes of thanksgiving.
If I knew that the real you could show me God in a way that nobody else could, I wouldn’t judge you or overlook you or compete with you. I would look up to you with bated breath.
“God give me the grace to be humble before you, my brother, . . . [so that I] look up to you for the revealing of God which you and no one else can give.” George Macdonald
“In humility, value others. . . .” Philippians 2:3
The things that God loves always make you more alive.
“God loves it when the giver delights in the giving.” 2 Corinthians 9:7
“We do not live better when we . . . refuse to share, stop giving and lock ourselves up in our own comforts. Such a life is nothing less than slow suicide.” Pope Francis
When you get in the habit of stopping here and there (even on busy days) to watch and savor, a funny thing happens – you begin to see everything else a little more clearly.
“[S]topping here/to watch his woods fill up with snow.” Robert Frost
“He put His hands on [the blind man’s] eyes, and the man looked intently and was restored and began to see everything clearly.” Mark 8:25
By bedtime tonight, you might have the great pleasure of looking back over a whole day of small yeses.
“The world needs people who will allow time for God to recreate them, play with them, touch them as an Artist. . . .” Don Postema
"The Lord . . . says, 'In returning to Me and resting in Me, you will be rescued and set free, . . . but you said no. . . .’” Isaiah 30:15
