Sunday, October 23, 2011

What are you thankful for??

"Not Wat we say about our blessings, but how we use or treat them is the true measure of our thanksgiving"

If my parents got me a beautiful gift and I said thank you to them yet I let it lie carelessly around the house. Would they still believe I'm thankful for that gift??

Thanksgiving is more than " thanks mum", "thank you lord" "thanks sis or bro" etc

What are you thankful for? Who are you thankful for?

Are you thankful for life?? How do you treat it?

Are you thankful for your health?? Do you take care of it? Do you eat the right things?? Do you exercise??

Are you thankful for your spouse?? Do your actions show that you are thankful to have them in your life??

Are you thankful for your family?? Do you love and respect them? When was the last time you were in touch with them?

Are you thankful for your job? Do you wake up each day determined to do better than you did yesterday?

Are you thankful for your food??? How much did you waste yesterday??

Are you thankful for the sacrifice Jesus made on your behalf?? When was the last time you remembered His sacrifice when you were faced with sin or temptation?

Are you thankful for your finances?? Are you managing it appropriately or leaving above your means??

I can go on and on about what all the things we say we are thankful for.. yet our actions fall short of thanks giving.

Its a new week and I'm sure we all have countless blessings in our lives. Lets make the effort to go beyond the words and let our actions express our thanksgiving to God and the people in our life

Please comment/share one thing you are thankful for and a corresponding action you plan to take to express your thanks!! I'll begin:)
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9 comments:

  1. NightingaleOctober 23, 2011 at 10:52 PM

    I am very thankful for my health:) I don't have enough vegetables in my diet, so i will make conscious effort to add some more to my diet:)

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  2. PriscyOctober 24, 2011 at 2:46 AM

    hmmmm, Nightingale, you have got me thinking this morning. well... I am thankful for a lot of things in my life, paramount among them is God. I am thankful to him, because he has been there for me when everything in my life seem blur, even in my unrighteousness he never left me. Thanks for sharing this thought provoking list, have a blessed week ahead.

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  3. A-9ja-GreatOctober 24, 2011 at 3:02 AM

    Geez,this is a very insightful post.Really we say thank you when our actions say the exact opposite.Nice!

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  4. JemimaOctober 24, 2011 at 3:42 AM

    Umm you can't go wrong with this , i am thankful for so much, my wonderful family , my son, my husband, friends, good health life, and most of all looking back, i am thankful for the fact that he is a faithful God, he has been there for me :)

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  5. AnonymousOctober 24, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    I am thankful for my Birth family and the people tht ARE actual Family to me :)
    9jafoodie

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  6. NightingaleOctober 25, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    I'm sao thankful with you all. There is truly always something to be thankful for.
    Thanks for stopping by:) I really appreciate:)

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  7. NikkishoOctober 26, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    I am thankful for the hope i have :)

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  8. This Quirky ChicNovember 4, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Aww, I like this. We do need to show it in our actions! I will make more of an effort to make sure my friends know that I'm thankful for them, lots of love!

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  9. NightingaleNovember 4, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    Thank Nikki and Uzo for stopping by:)
    I'm thankful for you all..xx

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