StillfollowingmyKing

  My husband and a friend of ours surprised me this week with an unusual gift. It is a good-sized rock with a bumble bee on the left and the word “thankful” across the top of the rock. It sits on my desk next to my computer. On the underneath side, It has my name and the year's date (2025), All this has made me think on my being thankful. Am I being thankful enough? Am I thankful when God doesn't answer my prayers as I want Him to? Do I act thankful when we have several days of gloomy, rainy days? Am I thankful when my plans for the day get changed by someone else? For me, I have to keep in mind that He is in control, not puny little me. Some days, I find it difficult to remember this. I also have to remember that God is sovereign, He can do anything He wants. Prayer: Father God, thank You for reminding me I am to be thankful for all You do for us and all You allow us to do. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.

  Search me, O God and know my heart! Try me and know my anxious thoughts! And see if there be any grievances in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! Psalm 139: 23-24 (NIV)  A P salm of David. David invites God to look intently into his heart. We should ask the same pf God. David then gives God permission to test him and to know what was on his mind. David asks God to look for anything that would cause grief in His heart. Also, David asks to be led by God forever. Shouldn't we, each Christ follower, ask God to search our hearts and reveal our intentions in order to prepare us for the privilege of being led by God as we go through our days? When we ask God to search our hearts, we ask Him to look for things we grumble about. (The weather, the traffic, those who get on our nerves, the actions of our children, etc.) When we ask Him to do this we may find ourselves surprised ...