Thankful For God's Peace | Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday! What a favorite time of the week for me! I enjoy counting my blessings. There is so much to thank God for. When we focus on God and His goodness we will feel the joy of walking with God. When we think every good thing we have is from the things we do ourselves then we are taking the credit that truly belongs to God. He is the source of all good things. In Romans it talks about the ones who knew God but did not glorify Him and were not thankful. It says they became vain in their imaginations and their foolish heart turned dark. Being grateful is so important and remembering to thank God from Whom all blessings flow will keep us from turning away from God.

ROMANS 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Without God governing our lives, shepherding our souls, leading us and guiding us we will be filled with worry, fear, anxiety, and great sadness. But we do not have to live like that when we are walking in fellowship with Christ. Jesus is the way to perfect peace. I encourage you to read the third chapter in Colossians. We discover characteristics and behaviors we are to remove from our lives and to start fresh by walking in mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, patience, forgiveness, and love. As we allow God's ways to shape our lives and minds, we will become more like Christ. The peace of God will overtake us and we will no longer operate from a place of scarcity, fear, anger, and loss. We have security in Jesus. We can trust Him. We can depend on Him. And that, my friends, gives us so much to be thankful for.

COLOSSIANS 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 

What are some of the things God has done in your life this week? Let's spend some time today in His presence thanking Him and praising Him for all the wonderful ways He answers our prayers, protects us, provides for us, and heals us. He is so worthy of all praise. Let's magnify His great name together.

I hope you're counting your blessings with me today. Be sure to stop by the blog tomorrow as we kick off this holiday weekend! I hope you were encouraged with today's post. God bless you!!

~Bridgett Owens