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Category Archives: Thankfulness
Noticing Old Faithful
Christian author Philip Yancey tells the story of his first visit to the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park. As he and his wife ate a meal inside the dining room of the Old Faithful Inn, which overlooks the … Continue reading
“This Is Good!”
A king in Africa had a close friend who had a habit of looking at any situation and proclaiming, “This is good!” One day, as the two were hunting, the friend had the job of loading the king’s gun. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Comfort, Complaining, Contentment, Death, Depression, Disappointment, Divorce, Divorce & Remarriage, Encouragement, God's Love, God's Sovereignty, Grace, Problems, Sickness, Suffering, Thankfulness, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged Can God use bad things?, God bringing good out of the bad, God's Sovereignty, story about everything being good
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Contentment
Now godliness with contentment is great gain. (1 Timothy 6:6, N.K.J.V.) How content are you right now? You might as well tell the truth. After all, God knows the correct answer, anyway. Are you content with your spouse? Are you … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Children, Christ's Death, Church, Complaining, Contentment, Desires, Disappointment, Dress and Appearance, Family, God's Provision, Greed, Impatience, Jealousy, Marriage, Money, Parenting, Problems, Prosperity, Thankfulness, Trusting In God, Work, Worry
Tagged 1 Timothy 6:6, Contentment, Contentment must be learned, context of Philippians 4:13, Haman and Mordecai, how Haman let Mordecai get to him, Paul learned contentment, Philippians 4:11-13
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A Strange Prayer Request
A man and his wife joined a local church. The couple were out of work and had precious little food and clothing, and it wasn’t long before they asked the church for help. The church lovingly obliged by providing plenty … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Church, Church Attendance, Conviction, Faithfulness, God's Love, God's Provision, Husbands, Prayer Requests, Priorities, Prosperity, Repentance, Stewardship, Thankfulness
Tagged a pastor dealing with backslidden members, a strange prayer request, God's goodness should lead us to repentance, Romans 2:4, story about an ungrateful couple
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My Post-Holiday Funk
Financially speaking, this month of January tends to be a more trying month for Tonya and myself than other months. You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce the reason: Christmas hangover. It’s not that we go wild with … Continue reading
Find Things For Which To Be Thankful
A subway car was overly crowded, which caused several people to be forced to stand. Naturally, most of them were griping about the situation. As the car pulled into another station where still more people boarded, one man who was … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Christ's Death, Christ's Resurrection, Contentment, Disappointment, Forgiveness, Perseverance, Problems, Salvation, Thankfulness
Tagged being thankful, Complaining, count your blessing one by one, count your blessings, giving God praise, Hebrews c.13, sacrifice of praise, subway car, Thankfulness, the fruit of your lips
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