Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving…Col. 4:2
Thanksgiving is not only a day that we set aside to remember what we are thankful for…but thanksgiving is a way of living…an attitude of our heart that everything we say and everything we do flows from.
May we all have a thankful attitude and be “happy” in thanksgiving each and every day!! Happy Thanksgiving, my precious Brothers and Sisters!!
YOU have received a special gift from the Lord!
We are told to employ it…to use it…in order to serve one another and for God to be glorified! What gift are you using for the body of Christ and for our Lord’s glory?
Don’t think that your gift is not needed or not as great as others! You are special and unique and the Holy Spirit will empower you to use His gift within you to build up and strengthen the body of Christ!
Glorify the Lord by using your gift for Him today!
Look for opportunities…
“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.” [Brian Tracy]
Oh Lord! Help us to walk in a right attitude! Help us to be a people that walk in the fruit of the Spirit. May we allow the Holy Spirit to bear His fruit through us. We can’t do it on our own, Lord! We need YOU!!
“…the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 ESV
“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.” John 16:13 NIV
Thank You, Holy Spirit, for being our TRUTH!! Thank You for showing us what is to come! Thank You for helping us to see beyond what our physical ears hear and what our physical eyes see! May Your Truth arise!!!
THANK YOU to all the men and women who have served our country! We honor you and remember your service to our country! God bless you!!
The Lord is molding and shaping us to be the Vessels of Love that He desires us to be!
Which step are you on… And what step are you getting ready to move up to?
One step at a time…
As far as an individual, I agree. But! I desire for GOD to get the credit for the accomplishments that He has completed through me!
For those that would like to know more about this Jewish Holiday:
Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish Calendar, begins tonight – Tuesday 11 October – at sunset. Ten days after Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish New Year, it’s a major holiday for members of the faith.
1. Yom Kippur means ‘Day of Atonement’, and is a one day celebration that ends tomorrow evening. It’s also known as the “Sabbath of Sabbaths” and sometimes simply referred to as “the Day”.
2. It always takes place on the 10th day of the seventh month of the Jewish calendar – the month of Tishri.
3. It marks the end of the Days of Awe; a period of repentance, reflection, and looking to the year ahead.
4. Jews put a special focus on forgiveness during Yom Kippur. Believers dedicate the eve of the day to apologising for sins committed against others during the previous year.
5. Yom Kippur commemorates God’s covenant with the Jewish people.
6. The Day of Atonement was established during the time of Moses and is described in the Bible, in Leviticus 16. It outlines the rituals undertaken by the High Priest on that day, which was the only day he could enter the Holy of Holies; the most sacred place in the Temple and where the presence of God dwelt.
7. Christians believe that the ceremony of sacrifice God prescribes for this day directly foreshadows the coming of Christ, and his sacrifice for our sins.
8. In Leviticus 16:34, the Lord tells Moses: “This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites,” and in chapter 23 v 28, he declares that it is to be a day of rest.
9. Jewish people often fast during Yom Kippur, and eat a large meal with family before and afterwards.
10. The wearing of white clothes is traditional, to symbolise purity.
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