Thankful Friday

I am truly excited about this weekend! Saturday is going to be absolutely gorgeous and I have nothing to do! I'm going to relax. What can be better? To start the weekend off right, I want to thank God for a few things:

• I'm thankful for life, health, and strength. (I sound like folks in the old church.) But seriously, I am thankful that the Lord saw fit to wake me up this morning. The Bible says that, "it is because of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. They are new every morning. Great is thy faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23 We take for granted the fact that God has all power and has the ability to turn off the lights at any moment. But because he is so faithful and loving, he gives us brand new mercies EVERY morning. We get a fresh start. Could you imagine doing that for the people in your life? I'm still learning how to truly forgive and walk in it. So, I couldn't imagine. But God is not like us. He's awesome!
• Answered prayer. "The prayers of the righteous availeth much." Not everything in my world is perfect. There are things that I want that have not manifested just yet. There are things that I want to do that are still being worked out. But in all of that, I thank God in advance for the things that I know are coming my way. I also thank God for answering those prayers that I had forgotten about. He has delivered me from some STUFF, he has kept my mind, he has broken down walls and allowed me to have relationships with people who at one time hardly spoke to me.
• Chastisement. "The Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son." Hebrews 12:6. We all do dumb stuff. Sometimes we do things not even realizing the severity of what we've done. And then there are times when we do things with the wrong intentions. No one else may see your intentions, but God does. And if you are his child, because he loves you, he will discipline you. How would we ever learn if God didn't show us our mistakes and tell us about ourselves? This morning, God straight knocked me up side the head with a scripture. It spoke directly to something that I had done. And for that I love him because I know that he only wants the best for me. So, he must bring out the best in me. :)
• Canton Jones. That Dominionaire CD is bananas!!!! OMG! I like traditional gospel music with the choirs and the powerful lead singers. But I love love love music in general. Sometimes I want to hear a hot beat or a smooth melody. And Canton Jones is God's answer to that cry! LOL! I put in his CD, turn up the volume, and ride out. I can praise God and jam all at the same time. =) Go get it.

I think that's enough for me. What are you thankful for?

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