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| Turk's cap, Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii |
I'm thankful for:
Safety. Last Friday we were stopped at a light on one of the main roads in Newport News during rush hour. Suddenly we heard a crash as the van behind us was rear-ended. It was the last car in 4-car chain reaction. The smaller car immediately behind the van appeared to have sustained the most damage as it was squashed between two vehicles. Thankfully there was enough space between our car and the van which kept us from being car #5.
A bit more sleep. I'm still catching up on lost sleep from when my daughter was away, so I'm thankful for a solid 7 hours a night.
Everyday, uneventful life. I'm thankful for steady, routine, even boring days. I'm getting too old for hectic and stressful excitement.
The pleasure of watching the backyard birds. I spied a male goldfinch eating the seeds from our black-eyed susans. I'm hoping to see more humming birds now that the turk's caps are blooming.
Sunday's sermon on James 1:5-8. This was a good reminder to not doubt in my prayers, because unbelief, however small, has a way of chipping away at my confidence in God. Here are couple quotes from my notes:
"Because God is a single-minded giver, we should not be double-minded askers."
"Genuine faith involves how we pray. It's not that God answers prayers according to the way we want, but faith is trusting in the nature and character of God enough to leave it at His feet."God's goodness both spiritually and practically. I don't deserve it, but I thank Him that He doesn't treat me on the basis of what I deserve but according to His loving kindness.
Praise God for your safety, Persis, and for the gift of a routine, uneventful life. :) Thanks for sharing these great words from the sermon.
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for people who take notes during sermons. Otherwise, we wouldn't have Matthew Henry's Commenary on the Whole Bible.
ReplyDeleteGreat list as always, and I especially like, "faith is trusting in the nature and character of God enough to leave it at His feet." Blessings!
ReplyDeleteNot sure if you are talking about Newport CA but I live near and the LA area traffic leaves one to be thankful at many times for God's protection! Especially over my kids who drive too fast. I love the quote: "Because God is a single-minded giver, we should not be double-minded askers."
ReplyDeleteI need to keep that one in the front on my mind. And Claim it!
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ReplyDeleteLoved your last quote "Genuine faith involves how we pray. It's not that God answers prayers according the way we want, but faith is trusting in the nature and character of God enough to leave it at His feet" Thankful for the nature and character of God.
ReplyDeleteI'm thankful for your safety too! And I join you in gratitude to God for His loving kindness to us, His undeserving children.
ReplyDelete@Shanda:
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the blog. Not Newport, CA but Newport News, VA - where people routinely run red lights and no one knows how to alternate merge. :-)
@Maryann:
Thanks for stopping by.