Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Psalm 71:17
Weekly Quote
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. St. Ambrose
Weekly Thought
How many ways have you been blessed by God? Relationally? Materially? Spiritually? Physically? His blessings are all around us, but we are too easily distracted. Consider an activity where you write in your journal or on a sheet of paper all the different ways God has blessed you. Not only can you divide it by category, but you can also do this for different stages of your life: childhood blessings, teen blessings, young adult blessings, and so on until you hit your age. If this sounds too simplistic, remember that many people have started a gratitude list with skepticism, only to be delightfully surprised by how much the list brightened their outlook.
King David said, 'I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds' (Psalm 77:12). Another Psalm echoes, 'Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me' (66:16). Whatever God has done for you, stop to remember His blessings in detail. And say a word of thanks.
Lord, when I look back, I can see that You have been with me all my life. Thank You for Your goodness to me. Amen.
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
I did have an awesome husband, but managed to lose him due to my drinking.( I have a lot of "hindsight"...... unfortunately, I use it backwards...instead of foresight I used my "hind end" in my thinking and sometimes still do, but at least I am sober.) I am happy for you guys who have found great soul mates and are happy and I'll bet that your wives feel as blessed with you as you do with them.
