daily prayer

Good morning! How are we faithing today? Tis that time of year where we officially, with a holiday, reflect and be thankful. Who are we thankful for everything? Look here;

Psalms 100
Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth. Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter His gates with thanksgiving, And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His name. For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting, And His faithfulness to all generations.
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A good example of thankfulness;

Philippians 1:3-11
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all, in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me. For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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Take a minute and write down all you are thankful for. It is a good exercise and important for us to think and see that we have so much to thank God for because without him, we'd be done. I am thankful for,and not all in specific order, but first;
My God and his son which is my salvation,
My wife and my kids that have brought joy and love,
A relationship with God that shows me compassion and true love,
True friends that I can be totally open with,
My job, unbelievable that I get paid for this,
Physical abilities that allows me to work and play guitar, and tinker
My church that fills me with friendship and love and a place to worship
And of course the family beyond my wife and kids, brothers, sisters, in-laws, parents that provide support, love, chastisement, laughs etc.
That is the short list of dear thanks. We also can look around and thank God for fall colors, the deer that play in the yard, my doggies which provide unmeasurable joy, the birds song at dawn, dawn, dusk, the smell when walking in the woods or walking downtown, babies, When we really look at all the stuff that we can be thankful for we find it is never ending and that is a good thing!

Heavenly Father,
Thank you for all those things we forget to thank you for. Thank you for allowing us to see your grace and majesty in this world. Lord thank you for salvation for without it, all would be worthless. Lord we lift those who need a touch of joy in this life and ask you place wisdom and compassion on us so we can provide your light to a dieing world. Lord walk with us so closely we feel your arm brush ours, in Jesus name, amen