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Wow…thanks for posting this.
I heard a great quote this past weekend that will really stop you in your tracks…..
“What if you woke up this morning and only had those things that you thanked God for yesterday?”
The point is pretty clear. We simply do not give thanks to God for All that He has given us.
The verse in the video is spot on “In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” 1 Thessalonians 5:18.
I gave thanks for the snakebite when I realized it put me in the hospital with a night nurse who was hurting. I had thought we were going to have a dinner with difficult neighbors, but He had this little nurse in mind instead. Funny how that works…