Thoughts about gratefulness



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Thank you for my heritage

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Dear Lord, Jehovah Jireh, the God who provides-- Thank you for providing me a heritage. No background is perfect, and no family is without pain and suffering. Yet regardless of present circumstances, my heritage is a provision from You to shape me and direct my attention toward You and toward Your never-failing, no-strings-attached love. Thank you for providing me a life, imperfect and filled with pain, yet bursting with opportunities for growth. You stretch me and challenge me because You love me. You have plans for me. These are just some aspects of Your unimaginable provision. Thank You, Jehovah-Jireh. Let me never forget or minimize the depth of your care, even when I don't understand it. Amen. image by  K Whiteford  
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Pray and don't give up

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  In Luke 18:1-8 , Jesus tells the story of an unjust judge and a widow who wasn't getting justice from an enemy. She kept imploring the judge to help her until he finally relented. This story is not a parable in which God is like the judge. Rather, this story tells us how to pray--with faith and tenacity. It also gives a promise. If this judge, who was selfish, gave justice to an insignificant person because she begged for it, how much more willingly is God to answer our prayers because we ask him to help us? He's willing. He's just waiting for us to ask, believing that we will receive. Here's a prayer of tenacity: Lord God of heaven, who is my righteous Judge, Give me justice from those who oppose me and my service to you. Help me not be discouraged in doing good. Give me relief when I am overlooked and oppressed. Give me clarity of thought and vision. Encourage my faith so I do not view you with limitations. There is nothing you can't do! You are the God of ...
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