Showing posts with label Appreciation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Appreciation. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Ingrates Are Never Anonymous!

Vertical And Ventilating
Was Conversing With
Horizontal And Belly-Aching
Who Always, Always, Always
Has A Reason To Explain Away
His Perpetual Vegetating!

Vertical And Ventilating
Loves, Loves, Loves
To Give Thanks And Praise
To His Maker, His God
And
Absolutely Refuses To Act The Ingrate
Like The Adversary Of Souls ... Satan
The Known God-Fraud!

Verti Has Much For Which To Be Thankful!

Apparently, Fluffy-Belly Does Not!

Imagine This ...

The Family Of Man ... Created By Almighty God
Lives On Earth ... Created And Maintained By Almighty God
Enjoys The Lord's Bounty ... Created And Provided By Almighty God
And Yet
Most Of Its Members Are 
Card-Carrying
Practicing, Unapologetic, Ingrates!

Lord,
Please Spare Us The Ingrate's Fate!



Let's Hear Truth ... For Today!




Thanksgiving 
Is 
Very Thin On The Ground 
Where We, Humans, Are Concerned! 

We Ask For
And
We Receive Our Petitions Of The Lord
And 
In A Revolting Display Of Ingratitude
We Dine And Dash
We Grab 'N Go
And
We "Forget" That 
We Are Surely Going To Need His Help Again! 

We Behave Like We Are Doing The Lord A Favor 
By Accepting His Gifts Of Love 
When, In Fact, He Owes Us Nothing! 
We Owe Him Everything!

And Then ...

There's That Phrase:

"... And Call Upon Me In The Day Of Trouble...!"

How Do You Feel Calling Upon The Holy God
Whom You Have Roundly Disrespected
Ignored 
Taken For Granted
Gainsaid
Doubted
Denigrated
When You Are In Sure-To-Come Trouble!?!

Do You Experience Any Pangs Of Remorse 
For Your Oversight
For Your Past Lack Of Thankfulness
For All The Good And Perfect Gifts
That The Loving God Holy Has Lovingly Given Unto Us!?!

Brethren, Beloved,

Gratitude, Thankfulness, And Appreciation 
Are Graces To Be Cultivated Carefully 
And 
Offered Up Joyfully 
No Matter Where We Are 
Or Who Is Watching! 

We Have A Debt
Which We Can Never Repay
But
We Surely Can Show True Appreciation
Express Heartfelt Gratitude
And
Give Joyful Thanks Now 
And 
Always
In All Ways!


Give Almighty God His Praise!






Tuesday, April 24, 2018

LOVE GIFT: Gas-Lighting: Adoration: Appreciation?!


When Someone Gives You
A Gift
Let Some Appreciation Show!
Do Not Be An Ingrate!
They Do Not Owe You Anything!
Your Gratitude Is Their Reward!
Let Them Know! 

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She Was So Kind To Me!
I Am Getting Her A Gift To Say "Thanks!" 

Whoo Hoo! 

How Special!

... Give God A Gift, Too!

What Did You Say?! 

I Didn't Stutter! 
I Said You Should Give God A Gift, Too!
He Is Kind To You Every Moment Of 
Every Single Day!

We Give Gifts To Those Who Give Us Gifts
And They Give Us Gifts In Return
And Gifts Given Are Given
Time And Again
With Us Always Expecting 
A Package Bearing Our Names! 
What A Shame! 

There Is Problem With That! 

Actually ... 

It Is Quite Mercenary
For It Is Done With Intent! 
You Give To Get! 
You Live In The Land I-Expect!

Let's Raise Up Our Eyes A Bit!

Let's Think About God For A Minute! 

A Gift From Almighty God Is Not Owed For!
It Is Truly Free! 
That Gift Is Love ... Given
With No Hope Of Repayment
For
It Is A Blessing Received From The Eternal God
Given Graciously For Our Good
For
It Is He Who Created Us
AND
It Is He Who Gives Us Our Necessary Food!

I Agree With You!
We Have Really Bad Attitudes!

If I May Be So Bold
It Is Just Like That Lady
Asking For Advice
That I Read About
Who Is Grossly Offended 
Because Her Husband
INTERRUPTS HER
Twenty Times A Day
To Say To Her:

"I Love You!"

AND

Though Their Relationship Is Considered
Good Cooperative Loving 
Giving Faithful Kindly Helpful
AND
Committed 
She is Concerned That
He May Be Gaslighting Her!

Let's Forget About Her! 
That's Exactly How We Think Of The Living God!

Wait A Minute!
What Is Gaslighting?!

The Five Dollar Interpretation Is:

Manipulating You Into Doubting Your Self
Your Sanity
Your Reality

Aka

Mind Control!

That Is Sick!
God's Love Cannot Ever Do That!

If You Really Want To Get Ridiculous
It Is Actually Man
Gaslighting God
Compliments The Benighted Manipulations Of
Satan The Fraud!

We Try To Remake God Into Our Fallen Image

AND

We Take Almighty God's Gifts For Granted!
We Take The All-knowing God For Granted, Too!
We Take The Ever-Present God's Gifts As Our Due
AND
Often Look At Him Askance
Wondering
Why Is There Only One Gift?!
Only A Small One?!
Where Is The Big(ger)(gest) One?!
Why Is One Not Two And Three?! 

Gratitude Is Always Appreciated
BUT
Not Rumblings Of Discontent
About Gifts Not Good Enough 
Big Enough 
Costly Enough
Powerful Enough 
Fast Enough
Important Enough
Showy Enough!

We Need To Tell Our Jesus:

Lord, 
You Are Blessing Enough And More!
You Are Giving Enough!
I Have Some In Store
For Your Gifts Are Sure!
Please Keep Me Forever Safe
Inside Your House!
You Are The Key To Me!
I Am At Your Door!
Enter My Heart's Door! 


Because ...

If The Lord Had Not Of His Blessings Given Unto Us
Our Lives ... By Now
Will Have Been Truly Spent!

Let's Take A Moment To Say:


Thank You, Lord!
The Gift Is Appreciated!
The Multitudinous Gifts Are Appreciated!
You, Lord
Are Greatly Loved
And
Truly Appreciated!
I Appreciate Your Love!
I Love You!
Help Me To Love You More And More
Even If
No More Of Your Magnificent Gifts
Were For Me
In Store! 

I Am Grateful To You
For Thinking On Me
For Blessing Me With Your Bounty
For The Life To Me Given
That I've Often Carelessly Misspent!
I Love You!
I Give You, Me!
For My Ingratitude
I Sincerely Repent!

I Listening, Lord!
Please Help Me To Really Appreciate
As I Daily Labor
All That You Have Set Before Me
In The Here And Now
And
All That I Read About
In The Living Oracle Of Truth
That I Hope For
And
In The Fullness Of Time
Expect To Gloriously Experience
- The Ultimate In Gift-Receiving -
Home With You
In The Beautiful Land!
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
I Pray And Humbly Plead!
AMEN.

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Give Almighty God 
Some Love Now ... TODAY! 




Monday, February 5, 2018

AN APPRECIATION: The Lord IS My Light!


The Lord Is The Voice For Me
Look Smell
Taste
See Hear!
Know Him!

The Lord Is The Sight For Me
Hope Help
Blessing
The Heart That For Me Cares!
Follow Him!

The Lord Is The Way For Me
Coming Going
Working
Praying
The One Who With Me Forebears!
Obey Him!

The Lord IS My Music
My Song
My Word
The Rhyme
The One God Of Heaven
Holy True
Faithful Eternal
Divine
AND I
A Mere Child
A Servant
Have Willingly Answered
His
Knock! Knock! Knock!
On My Heart's Broken Door
AND I
Blessed Forever
Shall Ascend The Heights
AND
Walk
- By Purchased Right -
Through His Heavenly Home's
Everlasting Door!


The Lord IS My Light! 
My Life!
My Rock!
My Shepherd

AND
Praise The Heavenly Father
The Beloved Son
And
The Comforting Holy Ghost
My Known And Only Salvation!

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When I Am Distressed, Dear Father
Remind Me Of How I Am Blessed
And
When I Consider My Blessing
Help Me To Consider Also
And
With Unfailing Gratitude
That I Lost Nothing
But
Gained Everything
When My Known Sin
In Jesus Christ's Name
To You
I Did Confess!

Thank You For My Daily Blessing
Be It The One Seen Or Unseen
The One Known Or Unknown
Even The One Unappreciated
Unrequested
Unanticipated!

Thank You, Lord
For
In You
I Do Not Walk This World Alone!