The Energy We Recieve

Day 24

I'm thankful for the energy that I have been given.

Maybe I have a little too much energy in this shot :)

God has blessed us with many things and the ability to enjoy many things. Today I am thankful for the energy that He has blessed me with today.

Prayer

Day 23

I'm thankful for prayer.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

I'm so thankful that as a Christian I can go to God in prayer at anytime anywhere. I can go directly to God wherever I'm at and in the midst of whatever I'm doing. It's an awesome thing for God to be so approachable and so available all of the time.
 It tells us in the Bible that God never sleeps.

I take comfort in knowing that there is never a prayer that I say that God does not hear because He is sleeping. He even asks us to pray many times in the Bible. Here are just a few examples:

Romans 12:12

Not only does God hear our prayers but He wants us to pray. This is such an awesome thing. 

The World is a Beautiful Place

Day 22

I'm thankful for the beauty that God has given us to enjoy.

Handful of Cherry Blossoms by Larissa D.

Indian Beauties by Larissa D.

Sweet Little Fairy Girl by Larissa D.

Beach Conquest by Larissa D.

Fallen Flame by Larissa D.

Cleansed by Larissa D.

Lady Bug by Larissa D.

We are surrounded by beauty. Every. Day. I'm thankful that God has blessed the world with beauty. I'm also thankful for the invention of cameras which allow us to capture little peices of that beauty.

Fun Friday Take 2

Day 21

I'm thankful for the hilarity of people.
People are just funny. It doesn't take long for me to find something funny that someone has come up with. Like this:

You are looking at a rabbit fur sweatshirt. That's right a SWEATSHIRT. I could see a coat or even a vest but a sweatshirt? Really? And this baby goes for the very low price of $950. Ha!

How about this?

It's called an ostrich napping pillow. (Personally I think it should be called a Kraken napping pillow). You can buy one here for about $100 and look hilarious while you nap. But hey at least you get your nap in.

Just because you need a very special cooler for your watermelon. It's priced at $231 (more info Here.)

A noodle eaters hair guard. For people who can't figure out how to put their hair in a ponytail.  It also doubles as a lion mane for Holloween. When it was available it went for $11.06 according to http://www.luuux.com

You can't walk in this but hey it'll keep you warm :) 

And last but not least: 

Sudoku toilet paper because people need to spend hours in the bathroom. Find this product and more like it here

People are pretty funny. It helps to make the world an interesting place. 

The Great Gift of Grace

Day 20! Only 10 more days of 30 days of thankfulness. I'm on the home stretch. Woot, woot!

Ok, so today I'm thankful for God's grace.

How He Loves us by David Crowder

     He gives us so much grace each and every day. It is a grace that I'm not getting what I deserve this very moment. His grace is constantly flowing into our lives. The very next breath you breathe is a grace.
     In a way it's kind of like providence except for the fact that providence has to do with someone providing a need. Grace is more the idea of is getting what we don't deserve and our wrongs being overlooked. (At least this is my understanding of grace in a nutshell.)
     God gives me the grace not only to live but also to be one of His own children. That is pretty awesome, and humbling at the same time.

Even Paul thought so :)

Without Him I would not be able to have grace with others. I need grace to have grace for others. It's kind of an odd thought.
That's my thoughts on grace for today.
What are you thankful for? Feel free to share in the comments below!

Divine Providence

Day 19

I'm thankful for God's providence.

God has provided for us so much. He gives us the air that we breath and sustains our life. He gives us the clothes that we wear and the roofs that we sleep under. He gives us the food and water that we need and so much more!
The jobs we have, the friends we have, His Word, I could go on and on about what God has provided for us. These are all things to be thankful for.
I'm thankful that God has provided all of these things and more to us on a daily, ongoing basis.

Gettin' Creative

Day 18

I'm thankful for creativity.

People are so creative. We are surrounded by that creativity almost constantly. It's in the music we listen to, the clothes that we wear, the food we eat, the places we live, etc.

I love to be surprised by people's creativity and see how they take normal everyday things and turn them into something better.
Etsy is full of this kind of thing. Pinterest has tons of ideas that others have come up with for you to try to duplicate. Google pretty much anything and somebody somewhere has something close if not exactly what you are looking for.
The world is bursting with creativity and we can see that now more than ever. I have yet to meet a person who is not creative.

I believe that this is just a piece of ourselves that reflects The Creator. I'm thankful that he allowed us to have this piece of himself.