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What are you thankful for? Is it your family or friends? Is it your job or house? What would be at the top of your list? We can write many things that we are thankful for but in this list we sometimes forget a very important part of our lives. Our list mostly contains worldly things, but does it mention our Creator? Are you truly thankful for the one and only God? The person who created us, the person who gives us life day after day and the person who gives of the list of things to be thankful for.
Are you thankful for the sun rising? Are you thankful for the beautiful, sunny day or a rainy day? Are you thankful for each breath you take and the stars and moon? These things may seem small and foolish things to be thankful for, but these are some of the many blessings God gives us each and every day. Sure it is nice to have a great paying job to be able to buy anything your heart desires, but all that money can’t buy God’s blessings and God’s wonders. Yes, having that job is a blessing from God, but are you thankful to God for providing you with the talents to do the job? Are you using this blessing to do God’s work?
It is easy to be thankful to God in good times, but are you truly thankful for the bad times? Are you getting down on your knees and thanking God for the hard and difficult time you are going through? This is very difficult to do, because you expect God to make everything good and happy. You expect God to make your life easy, without any hard times. If you believe this, you are living in a fantasy world. There is no such thing as an easy life. Look at the life of Jesus as he lived here on earth. His life was far from easy and He is the one and only son of God. He is the only perfect person to live, but He had a difficult road to travel. Yes, He could have made his path easy, but He knew his Father’s plan for him and changing it was not an option for Him. Are you thankful for Jesus and the hard life he lived on earth to give us forgiveness and for us to be able to have a relationship with God? Are you thankful for Jesus dying on the cross for our sins?
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” Give thanks to the Lord our God for the sunrise, the sunset, the rain, or sunshine. Give thanks to the Lord our God for each breath we take and each word we speak. Give thanks to the Lord our God for the abilities he has given us and the freedom to follow his word. Give thanks to the Lord our God for the birds in the air and the flowers and trees, but most important, give thanks to the Lord our God for his wonderful and precious son, Jesus, for without him, we would not have a relationship the with our Father in heaven.
In God We Trust
Sandra Davis
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One Nation Under God has taken on a whole new meaning this day in time. Thirty years ago, this statement was a proud and powerful statement. Our nations was built on this simple saying. Now it’s slowly changing and the nation is being driven away from God. We who still believe in God and are followers of Christ are standing still and allowing our freedom of religion to be taken away and replaced with other religions or anti-Christ followers. This nation is no longer one nation under God, but the devil’s workshop. He is becoming more powerful and slowly breaking God’s connection with this country.
The media only reports the bad things that happen around the world. They must report the bad side to every thing because that is what sells. The media is strong and has a powerful influence over this nation. People want to believe what they say and show, therefore, they are influenced to follow them and it is safe to say the devil has his grasp on them. All the negativity that is shown, no mention of God’s work or God’s grace can be found.
Now I am not talking about individual people but this nation as a whole. Look at what happened when the devil won and had prayer taken out of schools. You see more and more school shootings and it is getting to the point, you don’t want to send your children to school because you are scared there might be a shooting. So you begin home schooling them and there is nothing wrong with protecting your children. God protects his children and we must follow His example and protect our children.
Look at our court systems, people want to take out the ten commandments. The ten commandments that our country was built on. The commandments that our Lord God expects us to live by. These commandments were not written for certain people to follow, but for everyone to follow. I could image this nation if everyone believed and followed the commandments. It would be a much greater place to live. It wouldn’t be perfect, but you wouldn’t have all this hate and selfishness going one and the devil would not have such a strong hold on the US. This nation is on a collision course to hell and this nation will break hell wide open if things don’t change.
Abortion is killing God’s creation. God creates each of us and without Him, we would not be here. God created the conception of a baby and when that life is created (at conception), then it is a life. The ten commandments says thou shall not kill. It doesn’t say you can end the pregnancy before three months, it clearly says thou shall not kill. God has a purpose for each life He creates and look at all of God’s work that has been taken away.
For those who believe in Jesus and follow his Word, God is watching over us. He is with us and leading us where He wants us to be. God knows what our future holds and He knows where this nation is headed. Make sure your are on the path God has intended for you and you have accepted Jesus Christ as your savior, because when Jesus returns, God will protect his children, his followers.
In God We Trust
Sandra Davis
