Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.Philippians 4:6-8
I've decided to start a gratitude journal. My hope in doing so is two-fold: one, that it will help me to keep things in perspective and stay positive; and two, that I'll be able to encourage Matt to follow my lead and help him practice being a bit more glass-half-full. Feel free to comment and share things for which you are also grateful. I think we could probably all use a little encouragement and perspective to help us remember that we really don't have it so bad.
So... Five Things I'm Grateful For Today:
- Matt. That he loves me, that he's my best friend, that he's willing to try harder where he needs to, that he knows exactly how to cheer me up when I need it. He's such a wonderful blessing, and I'll never stop being grateful for him.
- That my holiday pay finally showed up in my bank account for both Christmas and New Year's, and was just enough to cover the cost of the speeding ticket I got last week.
- That I and all of my nearest and dearest are (mostly) healthy. Including Matt, whose last doctor's visit told him just exactly this. Same goes for all my pets.
- That I'm getting married. I'm getting married!!! This year, even! Squee and hallelujah!
- That it's Friday. Yeah, okay, that's an easy one and should count as a freebie. But seriously, y'all, I'm so grateful that this week is over. Also, there is new BSG tonight, and I'm most grateful for that.
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Saturday, Mr. Sun closed my credit card-I've had it since I was 19-and I said, "What if we have an emergency?" Of course, I immediately repented and said, "God's going to take care of us. I need to trust in Him more than a credit card." So I'm grateful I have a God who will supply all my needs, even though I'm silly and forget to keep things in proper perspective.
Good idea, Jean. :)
Thanks! :D
My job will end March 3rd, and at least once a day I have to talk myself down from freaking out and remind myself to trust that God will make provision one way or another for my bills to continue being paid after that date. It's really hard to trust when you don't know where the money's going to come from, but I have to remember that he's never let me down and somehow it's always shown up when I needed it. Like with the holiday pay -- I thought I wasn't going to get any, but just when I really needed extra money, there it was. And I'm totally going to steal "my God will supply all my needs" for today's gratitude journal.
Mwah!
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