April 3, 2025 BACK TO THE BASICS
Ephesians 5:20 “Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,”
Psalm 106:1 “Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever.”
If not careful, in our busyness, we can forget or move away form the basics or the foundation of life. I was recently listening to a song, and was reminded of the basic truth we need to harbor in our hearts and minds. It goes like this: “Thank you Lord for your blessings on me. There’s a roof above me. I’ve a good place to sleep. There’s food on my table and shoes on my feet. You gave me your love Lord and a fine family. Thank you Lord for your blessings on me.” Having a grateful heart and being content goes a long way in having peace in life. It’s not necessarily a sin to pursue something or to have a desire to improve our surroundings, but if of not very alert, we move from contentment and being grateful. The one with little can and be just as happy as the one with much. Living in simplicity eliminates a lot of hassle in life. What we have or do not have is not the main issue; the issue is our dependence on God and our being thankful for all that He does. The bedrock of being thankful is knowing that it is God who blesses and who meets our needs because He loves us. When we are aware of the love of God, we are thankful. We need to be conscious of the fact that we are alive today because of the grace of God; we cannot rightfully take credit for anything that we think ‘we’ have accomplished. It’s just simply a blessing to stop and acknowledge all the ways God blesses us-and that is the greatest thing we can do. Whether we live in a big house or a small house or whether our income is great or not not so great or whether our health is great or not, we have every reason to continually be thanking God for His blessings.
James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”
Philippians 4:19 “And my God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
Blessings, Buddy
Ephesians 5:20 “Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,”
Psalm 106:1 “Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever.”
If not careful, in our busyness, we can forget or move away form the basics or the foundation of life. I was recently listening to a song, and was reminded of the basic truth we need to harbor in our hearts and minds. It goes like this: “Thank you Lord for your blessings on me. There’s a roof above me. I’ve a good place to sleep. There’s food on my table and shoes on my feet. You gave me your love Lord and a fine family. Thank you Lord for your blessings on me.” Having a grateful heart and being content goes a long way in having peace in life. It’s not necessarily a sin to pursue something or to have a desire to improve our surroundings, but if of not very alert, we move from contentment and being grateful. The one with little can and be just as happy as the one with much. Living in simplicity eliminates a lot of hassle in life. What we have or do not have is not the main issue; the issue is our dependence on God and our being thankful for all that He does. The bedrock of being thankful is knowing that it is God who blesses and who meets our needs because He loves us. When we are aware of the love of God, we are thankful. We need to be conscious of the fact that we are alive today because of the grace of God; we cannot rightfully take credit for anything that we think ‘we’ have accomplished. It’s just simply a blessing to stop and acknowledge all the ways God blesses us-and that is the greatest thing we can do. Whether we live in a big house or a small house or whether our income is great or not not so great or whether our health is great or not, we have every reason to continually be thanking God for His blessings.
James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”
Philippians 4:19 “And my God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
Blessings, Buddy
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