SO, WHAT IF IT’S NOT THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY!

“According to positive psychologists, the words ‘thank you‘ are no longer just good manners, they are also beneficial to the self. To take the best-known examples, studies have suggested that being grateful can improve well-being, physical health, can strengthen social relationships, produce positive emotional states and help us cope with stressful times in our lives. But we also say thank...

THANK HIM!

“Praise the Lord!  Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy is everlasting.” (Psalm 106:1 NASB) There have been many days that we called on the Lord and He not only heard our cry, not only answered by and by, but He intervened in our dilemmas, inserted His Divine self into our devastating circumstances, and ended our deviant behaviors that were leading is down the path of...

TOO GOOD TO KEEP IT TO MYSELF

“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” (I Thessalonians 5:18 NLT) Listening to the local gospel radio station Thursday morning, one artist verbalized the following tip before he started singing his composition.  The tip: “Thank Him for what didn’t happen.”  The tip affected me, and the way it affected me, well, it was too...

YOU OUGHT TO BE THE ONE

“While He was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.  And as He entered a village, ten men with leprosy who stood at a distance met Him; and they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”  When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.”  And as they were going, they were cleansed.  Now one of them, when...

SPRINKLING IN A LITTLE MORE SEASON-ING!

“When I think of the goodness of Jesus and what He has done for meMy heart cries out “Hallelujah!”  “Thank God for saving me!” Let’s sprinkle in a little more Thanksgiving related seasoning!  Think of all the dates you remember; the special dates you recall; the ones that make you say, “Thank you Jesus!”  Think about the times He lifted you up!  Think about the...

THE ONE WHO DID NOT BOW HIS HEAD

“Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good; his love is eternal!  Repeat these words in praise to the Lord, all you whom he has saved.” (Psalm 107:1-2a Good News Translation) A family sets down for dinner.  The matriarch of the house asks everyone to bow their heads so that she may bless the food.  She starts out by saying, “We thank you Lord,” and as she continues to pray,...

WHAT’S NEXT?

“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy is everlasting.” (Psalm 107:1 NASB) I’ll admit it!  Because I can turn on the radio and listen to a couple of my sons in their radio talent jobs, I do check them out to see what they are playing and saying (smile).  One of the songs I heard recently was “Thank You, Next,” by Ariana Grande whose overall theme in her...

THANK YOU JESUS!

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8 NLT) Yesterday I toiled to change the 26 clocks, yes 26 clocks, in my house!  What a chore, especially with the big clocks and multiple timepieces mounted high on the walls!  Changing clocks, well you just have to make time for it (Pun intended!).  They say we gain an hour.  My body did not agree this...