so many

Saturday, February 4, 2017 (6:39 a.m.)

Port Tampa Bay, FL

Holy, Holy God,

Thank You! Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You.

There are so many reasons to be grateful. An unspecified amount of things for which to sing Your praises. Thank You Father for all the blessings You provide us every single day. Thank You for the big and the small of it all.

Blessed God, You amaze me! You give and You love and You do it all perfectly. Thank You for the privilege of being counted as one of Your own.

You provided us with opportunities this past week. Time to spend with our much loved son. Occasions to interact with a wide variety of people. Moments to savor new and different experiences. Thank You God.

The tears want to start again. Rather than fight them off, I am choosing to let You do whatever it is that You know is best. Isn't that what we ultimately want? Your best.

Mm. What will that look like for us today?

Holy Father God, I love You. I long to live in You. All the while having You dwell in me.

It is to the words and Truth of Philippians 4:8 I turn right now. So many different emotions could occur at any second. Let them all be filtered through that which is “true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and worthy of praise”. Let my mind be stayed on You and all of the good things You provide.

Thank You for Your love Father. Thank You for the grace of Your Son. Thank You for the fellowship of Your Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14). Use us this day exactly as You see fit. Turning us back to You as is always necessary.

We love You. We long to serve You. You have blessed us with so many reasons to share You freely with others. Empower us in doing exactly as You know is best. Thank You for Your loving, forgiving grace. Make it apparent to all those we encounter that we belong to You.

Yes Blessed God. Use us this day for Your good and Your glory. That is my desire. Thank You for Your blessings. So many that we can never list them all. Thank You Father. We love You. Amen.

(395 words ~ 7:38 a.m.)