HAPPY SABBATH + Don't Let Satan Turn You Around!

 

In All Things, Give Thanks!?! 

How Does One Give Thanks For Wood Ants In Your Floor 

And Hornets In Your Attic!?! 

How Are We Supposed To Be Thankful For The Problems

Pressures, Parasites, And Plague-Rats In Our Lives!?! 

With Humility! 

Beloved, 

Wanting To Give Thanks Is Not The Issue! 

Being Obedient 

And

Doing The Will Of Almighty God 

Because 

He Asks Us To

Is 

The Command! 

We Are Soldiers Of The Cross! 

We, For Love, And With Willing Hearts

Offer Up Our Highest Worship 

Aka Obedience With Our Highest Praise Aka "Hallelujah!" 

Because 

We Know That He Who Says "Do!" 

Has Already Done 

And

Has Overcome For Us! 

Jesus Christ's Request 

Is 

A Test Of Our Faith ... Which Works By Love

And

Our Trust In Him Which Can Never Be Misplaced! 

Dear Ones, 

We Must Go Through To Come Through 

And

We Must Get Up To Stand Up 

To Go On Up ... To Jesus Christ's Glory! 

Let Us Remember This Day That 

Our Lord Jesus Equips Us 

And

Accompanies Us To Accomplish All That He Asks Of Us! 

Please Let Us Join Together This Day 

And 

Choose To Defeat Satan 

By Thanking Our Savior Who Satisfies Our Souls 

Through All The Changing Scenes And Seasons Of 

This Short But Eventful Life! 

Don't Let Satan Turn You Around! 

May The Lord Jesus Christ

Our Hope For Glory, Satisfy, Save, Sanctify

And 

Seal Us All Who Are Willing!

Peace!

Be Grateful Aka Thankful!

Gratitude Aka Thankfulness 

Is 

A Grace ... A Gift Given! 

Are You Grateful For What You Have 

Or Are You Looking At The "Good Stuff" 

The Expensive Toys 

Which Are In The Possession Of Other People 

And

Are Making Yourself Miserable About Your Own Life 

Because 

You Refuse To See The Obvious!?!

You Are Greatly Beloved

And

Truly Blessed!

Beloved, 

The Blind One Envies The One Who Wears Glasses! 

The Man Who Wears Cheap Shoes 

Envies The Man Who Wears Expensive Shoes 

But 

Surprise, Surprise, No Shock

They Are Both Envied By The Man Who Has No Feet

The Man Who Has Legs But Can't Walk

And 

The Man Who Has No Legs At All! 

We Need To Be Truly Grateful 

For Almighty God's Many Gifts Of Unmerited Favor 

And

Stop Being Lip Servants

Saying That You're Blessed

While Envy Is Consuming Your Heart! 

We Have Food In Abundance 

Which Gives Us Choices As To What We May Eat 

When And Where! 

We Have Clothing In Abundance 

To The Point That We Can Say 

"I Am Not Wearing That Because It's So Last Year!" 

Or 

"I Wore That Twice!" 

In Base Pridefulness! 

Oh, That We Would Realize That 

The Things We Despise 

Are The Very Things Others Would 

Literally Kill To Possess! 

Food, Shelter, Clothing

Care, Comfort

Peace With God ... And Our Brethren

And 

Good Health 

Are Treasures Beyond Measure! 

Please Honestly Look At The Person In Smelly Rags

Barefooted And Dirt-Encased

Eating Out Of The Garbage

And 

Living On The Street 

And

In Heartfelt Gratitude Say: 

"There, But For The Grace Of God, Go I!" 

Our Gifts Are Many

Our Blessing Are Innumerable

So Please Do Not Consider Them

As Cheap Things Consumable! 

Peace!

Giving Thanks ... For Sorrow And Pain!?!

When You Can't See God, Believe!
When You Can't Hear God, Hope!
When All You Can Do Is Cry, Sing

And
Pray For The Promised Perfect Peace
And
Rest In Christ Jesus:
Give Him Control Of 

Satan's Intending-To-Hang-You Rope
And
Give Grateful Thanks And Praise!

Pervis!?!

Yes, Clancy!?!

Pervis, Do You Smell Smoke!?!

Can't Say That I Do, Clancy!

Pity, Because You're Blowing Smoke In My Face 

With That Remark!

Would You Care To Elaborate On That Derider!?!

I'll Be Glad To!

Who, But A Regulation Idiot

Would Be Thankful To God
For Satan Trying To Kill Them
And With, Of All Things
A Strangulation Rope!?!

Oh, I Thought You Were Coming At Me Hard!
That's A Real Soft Ball Pitch!

Excuuuuse Me!?!

You're Not Excused, My Friend
Because
I'm Now Gonna Preach To You!

I'm Listening 

And You May Preach All You Want
But Rest Assured, Old Friend O'Mine
You Ain't Getting No Offering

And I Ain't Answering No Altar Call!

Very Well!
It's Your Ears That I'm A-needing!

The Child
The Student
The Servant
The Fool For Christ
The Regenerated Christian
The One Who Reads ... Who Hears
Who Believes:

KJV 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Is 

The One Who Will Willingly, Wisely, Give Thanks To God
Through Tests, Trials, Torments ... Tribulation!

It Can Be Very Difficult
To Give Thanks To The Living God
In The Midst Of Sorrow, Shame, Emotional Hurt
And
Physical Pain
But
By The Grace Of The Eternal God ... We Must!

Giving Thanks When Times Are Terrific Is Easy
But
In Tough Times ... Not So Much! 

The Lord Desires Us To Be Thankful 

Because
We Are His Peculiar Treasure
And
We Are Under His Guardianship
And As Such 

We Are Never, Ever, Alone!

Our Thanks 

Is 

An Indicator Of Our Trust
And
Our Belief In His Love
His Care, Help, Healing
Leading, Provision
And
His All-Around Ability 

To Bless Us Even When We Don't See Him
Or The Day's Light!

We Are Not Forgotten
- Neither Are We Forsaken -
So We Can More Than Afford
To Give Almighty God Thanks
All Day ... Every Day!

You Should Be Aware ...

When The Provider And Guarantor Of Your Peace
Is 

The Creator Of The Universe
Who Laid Down His Life
To Purchase You A Get-Home-Safe
Ticket To Paradise
To Inhabit A Place In One Of The Mansions Of The Blessed
To Eat From The Tree Of Life
To Drink Of The Water From The River Of Life
To Wear The Robe Of Christ's Righteousness
To Wear The Victor's Crown
To Range To Worlds Unknown
And
Tell Our Unfallen Brethren ...  From Experience
The Story Of Salvation
You Can Boldly, Bluntly, Tell Satan ...!

... Bite Me Twice In Three Places!
I'm Giving God Praise
And I'm Thankful For Grace! 

Jesus Christ Is The Captain Of My Ship

And I'm Going Home To Glory With Him Soon
Where, For You, Satan
There Will Never Again Be A Place!

Hmmm! 

You Learn Real Quick!
Your Comment Is Not Strictly Biblical 

With The Bite Me Thing
But
Otherwise ... It's Perfect! 

Good!

What's For Lunch!?!

Thanksgiving!?! Giving Thanks + PRAYER: I Bow My Heart Before You, Lord!

When I Am Giving Thanks To Almighty God
It Is Impossible For Me To Hate
To Lie
To Steal
To Envy

And
To Indulge Greed!

I'm Thankful To The Lord Christ, Who

With His Own Blood

For My Pardon Does Plead!

I Have No Time To Indulge Malice
And To Be Busy In Other Men's Matters!
I Have No Time My Ego To Inflate
When I'm Rattling Off The Myriad Blessings
That My God Holy Has Lavished Upon My Life
And
Upon My Plate!

My Season Of Thanks Giving
Is Not 

Just For A Grand Holiday!
It Is Day By Day
Hour By Hour

And
Moment By Moment
For A Sacrifice Made In My Behalf
The Price For Which I Can Never Repay!

I'm Thankful ...

For Food
For Shelter
For Life
For Hope For The Day
For Peace
For Rest

And
For How With Life Successfully To Cope!

I'm Thankful ...

For Mercy
For Eyes That See
For Buds That Taste
For The Hope That Has Me Looking Up To The East
And Thinking Upon That Spot In Orion
Out There In Deep Space!

I'm Thankful ...

For Protection
For Direction
For Correction
For Ever-Present Help

And
For The Leading Of The Holy Spirit!

I Know How I Feel

To Be By The Eternal God Totally Blessed

But The Words Can't Be Spelt!

I'm Thankful ...

For A Life Lived For Christ ...To Lose

For A Life To Live With Christ ... To Gain
For A Story To Tell To The Nations That Are Lost
Of The Blessed Savior
The Great Redeemer
Who For All Our Sins 

Was Cruelly Nailed On Calvary's Cross!

I'm Thankful ...

For Grace
For Faith
For Laughter
For Tears

And

For The Holy God
Who Surely Welcomes My Daily Prayers!

I'm Thankful ...

For Friends
For Family

And
For A Beloved Son Who Gives Me No Reason To Cry!

I'm Thankful ... Most Thankful

To My Creator God
For The Plan Of Salvation
For The School Of Jesus Christ
Where My Character Is Being Reshaped
Into That Of My Lord
In Whom Is My Soul's Only Saving Hope!

I'm Thankful ...

For The Kingdom Of Grace ... Now
And
The Kingdom Of Glory ... Soon To Come
And
The Blessing Of The Good Shepherd That
Personally Leads Me To The Green Pastures Of Living Truth
And
The Still Waters Of Eternal Life
Where I Will Not Have To Fear The Great God's
- The Only Judge -
Condemnatory Frown!

PRAYER:

Father, Most Holy

I Will Not Offer To You Feigned Praise!

I Bow My Heart Before You

And

Utter Willing Prayers!

I'm A Child Of The Dust

And In Death

To Dust I Shall Return

But

In This Hour Of Giving Thanks

To You My Gift Of Life I Return

Because

With You Leading

I Will Not Have To Fear

The Fire And Brimstone Burn!

I Thank You, Lord

For Causing Me To Be

For Placing Me In A Time Such As This

For Giving Me The Opportunity

For Your Living Kingdom To Work

To Help To Point My Brethren Known And Unknown

To The Holy God Who Loves His Children

Who Saves Men's Souls From The Second Death

Who Lifts Up The Fallen

Who Frees The Captives From Sin

Who Gives True Sight To The Blind

And

Who Blesses And Has No Desire To Curse!

Father, 

I Am Thankful For A Mother

Who Saw Fit To Ensure That I Learned Of

The Holy Jesus

From A Tender Age

And

For A Grandmother

Who Kept Me On The Way Written

On The Holy Page

And

For All Those Persons Who Had A Hand

In My Spiritual Progress

And

I Am Truly Thankful For Your Holy Love

That Put It All In Motion 

So That With Enduring Faith

In The Great Day Of Small Things

I May Be A Kingdom Success! 

Dear Lord, Let It Be!

Let It Be, Lord

That My Thanks Giving May Turn Into Your

"Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant! 

Enter Into The Joy Of Thy Lord!" 

Father, 

This Is My Soul's Desire!

I Love You, Lord

And

I Beseech You

To Please Remember The Praying People

And

Those Who Give The Trumpet Call Of Warning

It's True And Peculiar Sound!

 

Please Keep Me

In An Attitude Of Gratitude

For Your Myriad Gifts Of Sacrificial Love

This Day And Always

And

Even As I Offer Up My Heart's Prayer, Father

In The Glorious Name Of My Savior

My Redeemer

My Lord

My Master

My God 

And 

My Soon Coming King

Jesus Christ The Righteous!

Remember Us Always

In Your Free Mercy

And

By Your Available Grace!

AMEN.

GIVING THANKS: We Can Do It!

Thanks Giving Is Not Just A Day
For A Year!
Thanks Giving Should Be
For Us All
A Year For A Day
For
On One Auspicious Day
The King Of Life 

Died
So That We May Forever 

Live
AND
In His Blessed Known Love
Forever Contented
In Thanks Giving ... Singing
Gratefully Abide!

Let Us Not Be Of That Perverse Generation
Faithless
Filthy
Filled With Superfluous Naughtiness
AND
Wallowing
In The Known Effects Of The Curse
BUT
Let Us Be 

The Truly Thankful Man
Who
In True Thanks Giving To God
Extends
A Word Of Hope

AND
A Hand Of Help
AND
Casting Away
The Bread Of Strife
By Lifting Up
The Available Cup Of Christ's Salvation
To Feed The Spiritually Hungry
AND
Physically Dying
All Over The Land!

From The Cradle To The Grave
From The Womb To The Tomb
From Peace To Rest
From The Land Of Hope
To The Home Of The Blessed
Please Let Us Make Jesus Our Good Portion
Whether We Live On Dry Land
In Deep Ditch
Or
Vast Ocean!

Bless God!
Bless A Sister And Brother, Too!
Trust God
AND
Pointedly
Forsake The Lying Other
Who Is Roaring

AND

Valiantly Trying
To Mamaguy Both Me And You!

We Can Do It
Because Jesus Christ Says We Can!
We Can Do It
IF
We On The Living Word
With Thanks Giving
AND
In Humility
Stand!

Satan Is The Consummate Liar
The Deceiver
The Wannabe God
Who Is Soon Forever
To Be The Has-Been
While We
Loving Trusting Faithful
Shall Inhabit
The Great Reward
Because We Walked In Obedience

Ever Thankful
To Our Blessed Lord!

As One Truly Blessed
Be Ever Thankful And ... For Others, Care!
Be Ever Thankful And ... Your Bounty, Share!
Be Ever Thankful And ... In Righteousness, Dare
To Live Your Life In Godly Fear
Of
The Lord Jesus Christ
Our Lamp Light And Life
Who Is Soon Returning
AND
To Us
Is Very Near!

Say 

"Thanks!"For What You Get Today From Others
BUT
Continually Give Thanks To The Almighty God

For Your Daily Blessing

AND
For That For Which You Live
In Certain Hope
Sure
On The Great Day
- From The Glorious King -
To Personally Attain
By Faithful Works' Gain!

GIVE GOD MORE THANKS!!

PRAYER Of A Contrite Heart

I Offer You My Heart, Lord

So That You Will Save My Soul!

I Give To You My Love,  Lord

For Holy Heaven Is My Goal!

Teach Me More To Love You!

Teach Me To Walk The Right Way!

Teach Me So That I May Bless Others

And

Honor You

In All My Ways

For All My Days!

Father, You Are My Father!

You Prove That Every Blessed Day!

You Provide The Best Blessings

For Which I Uttered No Prayers!

You Ever Give

Even Though I'm Oft' Critical And Ungrateful

Even Though I Thank Man

And Leave Thanks To You Blank!

You Give, Lord

And For That I'm Grateful

Grateful That Receipt Of Your Blessings

Is Not Dependent

On My Saying Unto You:

Father! I Give You Praise And Thanks!

Forgive Me, My Beloved Father!

Forgive My Presumptuous Ways!

Forgive My Callous Behavior!

Forgive My Lack Of Diligence

In Offering You Prayers And Praise!

Forgive My Shallow Exercise

Of Faith And Accompanying Belief

And

Accept Of Me Today, Father

A Contrite Heart Ready

Willing And Able

To Hallow Your Name

By Grace

Forever

Today

Tomorrow And Always!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

Giving God Thanks?!

Lord,  Give Me This!
Lord,  Let Me Have That?
Lord,  I Will Feel Blessed
With That There Over Yonder!

Give Me!
Give ME!
GIVE ME!

SO ...?!

Did You Receive Your Requests?

Believe It! God Is Good!

And ...?

And What?!

Do You Talk To God
About Anything Besides
Begging 
AND
Hopes For Receiving?

Whaaatt?!

What Does
T H A N K S Spell?

It Spells Thanks!

Do You Ever Say To God:

"Thank You,  Father! "
" Bless You,  Father! "
" Thank You,  Lord,  For Your Blessing On Me!? "

Hmm ...

 Not Really  ... .

You Mean That You Don't!
You Mean That You Ain't Got No Broughtupsy!

Weellll ...

God Doesn't Need My Thanks!
He Knows Everything So He Knows That I Am Thankful!!

Really!?!

You Say God Knows Everything!

God Said So In The Big Book!

If God Knows Everything
Then Why Do You Feel The Need
To Tell Him Your Neverending Requests?

The Big Book Says 
God Wants Us To Tell Him 
Our Requests By Prayer And Supplication!

You Like To Quote The Book,  Eh?!

It's Got Good Stuff In There!

In That Case
Amongst All The Good Stuff In The Big Book
Did You Remembering Reading The Part Which Says:

"Give Thanks!?"

Oh,  He...!

Don't You Dare Say It!

When Ungrateful
Finally Picked Up His Chin
From The Floor
He Was Then Heard Crying
Praising
Thanking God
AND
Apologizing
For The Bad Manners He Showed!

Ungrateful
Became
Grateful 
AND
Acted The Part
Blessing God For His Benefits
Ever Grateful
For What God To Him
Did Willingly Impart!

AND ....?!

On Any Given Day
You Can Hear His Voice Singing
Saying:

Thank You,  Dear Lord

For Your Blessing Today

Of The Expected

For The Requested

AND

For The Unexpected And Yet Received!

Thank You,  Dear Father

For Your Blessings Upon Me!

Here Are My "Thanks!" And Praise

My Gift To You, Lord

From A Truly Grateful Heart!

Please Receive It And Bless Me

For

Your Grace And Mercy

I Daily Receive And Know!

I Love You!

Bless The Lord, And ... GROW!

HAPPY SABBATH + OPTIONS: Gross Ingratitude! + PRAYER: Father, Grant Me Enough

Think About This:

I don't Have The Extra Cash
To Purchase The Extra Clothing that I Don't Need!
I don't Have The Extra Cash
To Buy that Nice Pair of Shoes
That do My Eyes so Please
And
Because of The Shortfall
In The Extra
I Feel Like
My World is Falling Apart!

Father, Help me,  please!

I Listened to My Self 
Bemoaning My Lack
My Worldly Shortfall and 
Wondered at The Gross Ingratitude
Of Us Children of The Fall!

I Decided to Catalog My Benefits
I Decided to Deal in The Facts
To Seek 
To Know 
All of My Needs Lacking
And Have a Father Child Meeting 
With 
The Lord!

CHECK THIS OUT:

Food - Abundance 
Shelter - Adequate
Clothing - Necessary

Family - Good
Friends - Faithful
Work - Fulfilling

Water - Clean
Bed - Comfortable
Book - The Word True

THERE IS:

Sugar
Lime Juice
Lemon Juice
Butter
Flour
Eggs
Nuts - Various
Dried Fruit
Fresh Fruit
Real Essence
Onions
Peppers
Seasonings
Veggies - Fresh, Canned, Frozen
Potatoes
Meat Mock or Real
Fish Imitation or Scaled
Peppermint
Ginger
Sorrell
And, More ...!

HMMM ...

THIS, THEREFORE, MEANS THAT ...

I can Freely Cook a 

"Whatever I Want to Eat Meal" meal!

I can Freely Bake an

"I Feel Like Cake" cake!

I can Freely Prepare an 

"I Feel Like  Drinking a Hot Cold Beverage" beverage!

And 

I Do Not Have To Beg nor Plead and Pray For Them!

POINT IS:

I've Got Options
One,  Two and Three!
I may Eat and Sleep
At Leisure
Not Sharing My Bed with Woolly Sheep!

I can Buy Myself a Candy
Of My Choosing
Whether I Eat it or Not, and 
If My Nose Starts Running
I have Tissues to wipe away the snot!

I am Not Forced to Contend with The Elements
Savory
Unsavory
Natural or
Man-made, and
I Say My Prayers Whenever I Want to, and 
I'm Not Afraid of Being Sold as a Sex Slave!

I can Fellowship with Whomever I Want to!
I can Call a Brother or a Sister
To Ask For or Say Prayers!
I can Sleep Late
Rise Early
Walk,  Run
Have Fun - if I Feel like it, and 
I don't Need Courage as Found in a Pill or Bottle of Rum!

I've Got Options!
I've Got a Craft!
I Can Make a Warm Gift for Some-Anybody!

I've Got Skill in My Hands
Sight in My Eyes
Ears that Hear
I can Talk
Touch
Feel
See
Because Jesus Created Me
And 
He Saved Me
By 
Dying on The Accursed Tree!

My Options are Open but 
I think I will them Close
And Learn Gratitude to God
IS Good and Even Great, and
Appreciate Appreciate!

Extra Cash would be Great, too
But, Know What?
I'd be a Regulation Fool
If I don't Give God Thanks
For Giving Me
Much, and More!

So ...

Father, 

Thanks!

Thanks!

I Give You Thanks

and 

Look to The Day

When We Will Walk Together 

On The Banks

Of The River

Where

Needing Wanting and Thinking Extra

Have No Bearing Body nor Rank!

Grant Me Enough 

Today

For My Self, and Another

This, Father, I Pray!

Let Me Be Contented

With Whatever I've got

And 

Help Me to Never Ever

Look Back

And 

Lose All

Like The Wife of Lot!

I Love You, Lord!

You Are My All and All!

AMEN.