The very first Thanksgiving happened in 1691.
Thanksgiving- The expression of gratitude, especially to God.
All throughout the Bible says "Give thanks." and "With Thanksgiving."
In the King James Version it is about 30 times.
It is important to give thanks to God, daily.
Yes our prayers and supplications are important but thanksgiving unto God is even MORE important.
I learned a few years ago that before you pray, you should thank God for everything that he's done for you and is doing for you.
Now, before I tell God my prayer requests, I make it my duty to tell Him all that I am thankful for.
What are YOU thankful for?
Make a list of all that you are grateful for.
I have a daily gratitude journal that I write 3 things that I am thankful for.
As time has gone on, I find myself writing more than 3.
God has tremendously blessed us all.
For one, He has YOUR NAME in the Lambs Book Of Life.
Not everyone's name is in there.
When you get saved, your name is automatically written into the Lambs Book Of Life.
Some verses that go with Thanksgiving are:
Psalm 100:4 "Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name."
1 Thessalonians 5:18 "In everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Jesus Christ."
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Beautiful Within
How do you feel about YOUR SELF WORTH?
Self Worth- The sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
Do you have any CONFIDENCE?
Confidence - Full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing.
God's Word says a lot about confidence.
Did you know that God does NOT look at looks?
God LOOKS on the INSIDE of YOUR HEART!
1 Samuel 16:7 "But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
Isn't that a game changer for YOU?
I don't know about you, but it is for me.
God is NOT SUPERFICIAL.
Superficial- Existing or occurring at or on the surface.
God's Word says that YOU are FEARFULLY and WONDERFULLY made! (Psalm 139:14)
He KNEW YOU BEFORE He FORMED YOU in YOUR Mother's Womb! (Jeremiah 1:5)
He KNOWS the number of hairs on YOUR head.
Luke 12:7 "Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows."
At some point in your life, you will probably question why God made you the way that he did.
We are formed from dirt. (Genesis 2:7)
God made YOU in HIS image! (Genesis 1:27)
God tells us what our beauty SHOULD and SHOULDN'T come from
1 Peter 3:3-4 "Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
There were many times in my life that I hated how I looked. I felt UGLY, UNWORTHY, UNLOVED. But YOU KNOW where that comes from? Satan is where feelings and emotions like that come from. I became anorexic at one point. I felt fat no matter what. Other people would tell me that I was skinny and beautiful, but I never would believe them. I was trapped in that feeling for years, even after I got saved. It wasn't until this year that I actually feel beautiful and have confidence. I am here to tell you today that YOU are BEAUTIFUL on the INSIDE and OUT. You have PERFECT CONFIDENCE in the LORD! Remember that!
A great thing to do would be to write these verses somewhere YOU'LL SEE them EVERYDAY. RECITE them to YOURSELF until YOU start to believe it.
Here's some verses that perfectly sums up this message.:
Song Of Solomon 4:7 "You are altogether beautiful, my darling, And there is no blemish in you."
Proverbs 31:30 "Charm is deceitful and beauty and fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord shall be praised."
NEVER forget how beautiful and worthy YOU are!
Self Worth- The sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
Do you have any CONFIDENCE?
Confidence - Full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing.
God's Word says a lot about confidence.
Did you know that God does NOT look at looks?
God LOOKS on the INSIDE of YOUR HEART!
1 Samuel 16:7 "But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
Isn't that a game changer for YOU?
I don't know about you, but it is for me.
God is NOT SUPERFICIAL.
Superficial- Existing or occurring at or on the surface.
God's Word says that YOU are FEARFULLY and WONDERFULLY made! (Psalm 139:14)
He KNEW YOU BEFORE He FORMED YOU in YOUR Mother's Womb! (Jeremiah 1:5)
He KNOWS the number of hairs on YOUR head.
Luke 12:7 "Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows."
At some point in your life, you will probably question why God made you the way that he did.
We are formed from dirt. (Genesis 2:7)
God made YOU in HIS image! (Genesis 1:27)
God tells us what our beauty SHOULD and SHOULDN'T come from
1 Peter 3:3-4 "Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
There were many times in my life that I hated how I looked. I felt UGLY, UNWORTHY, UNLOVED. But YOU KNOW where that comes from? Satan is where feelings and emotions like that come from. I became anorexic at one point. I felt fat no matter what. Other people would tell me that I was skinny and beautiful, but I never would believe them. I was trapped in that feeling for years, even after I got saved. It wasn't until this year that I actually feel beautiful and have confidence. I am here to tell you today that YOU are BEAUTIFUL on the INSIDE and OUT. You have PERFECT CONFIDENCE in the LORD! Remember that!
A great thing to do would be to write these verses somewhere YOU'LL SEE them EVERYDAY. RECITE them to YOURSELF until YOU start to believe it.
Here's some verses that perfectly sums up this message.:
Song Of Solomon 4:7 "You are altogether beautiful, my darling, And there is no blemish in you."
Proverbs 31:30 "Charm is deceitful and beauty and fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord shall be praised."
NEVER forget how beautiful and worthy YOU are!
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