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Friday, July 03, 2009

Thankometer
Read Psalm 30
The psalmist wrote, "O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever."

-Psalm 30:12 (NIV)
NOT long ago I bought a pedometer -- one of those gizmos to clip onto my waistband to measure how many steps I take. I read somewhere that we should take at least ten thousand steps a day to stay healthy.
One day a friend told me she wondered what score she would have if, instead of a pedometer, she wore a "thank-o-meter" -- a little machine designed to measure how much gratitude we express, instead of how far we walk.
Learning to be grateful no matter what our circumstance is always important. We have much to say thank you for, but often we're too busy or don't notice the good that is around us. Most of us have more blessings than we can count. But even if everything were stripped away, I would still have the love of God and the hope that comes from knowing Jesus Christ as my Savior. Realizing that I have God's grace and salvation for all eternity -- now that calls for giving thanks!
Bryony Wood (Nottinghamshire, England)

Father God, how can we ever thank you for all you have done for us? Show us how to live with thankfulness in our hearts. May that gratitude spill over and touch others around us. Amen.

How many blessings can I count today?

Those I love


	Companions in Christ: The Way of Blessedness (Participant's Book) This third resource in the COMPANIONS IN CHRIST series, THE WAY OF BLESSEDNESS invites small group members to discover and live in the kingdom of God as described in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. This is a 9-week study of the spiritual practices that help us turn away from pride and fill us with God’s abundant love.

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