Overflow with Thankfulness
 

Overflow with Thankfulness
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”
(Colossians 2:6–7, NIV)
TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria

Have you ever thought about what it means to be overflowing with thankfulness? Don’t just think your thanks, show it! In other words, you shouldn’t let the kindness of others go unnoticed. Sometimes it’s easy to take the people closest to us for granted. But your family, your friends, the ones who love and support you are the ones who should feel your gratitude the most.

Notice this verse also says to live in Christ and be built up in Him. When you keep yourself built up spiritually by studying the Word and praying in the Spirit, then the second part of the verse will just come naturally — you will be strengthened in your faith, and your heart will be filled with thankfulness!

Today, look for new ways to show your thankfulness to those around you. Let it overflow. Sow seeds of gratitude and blessing. Keep yourself built up in faith and reap the abundant harvest God has for you!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father, thank You for strengthening me with Your love today. Help me to be a blessing to those around me and show me creative ways to let my life overflow with thankfulness in Jesus’ name. Amen.

It is those small things each day that makes me grateful. They may not seem much to some people, but that I walk out of my building and the bus is there, is reason to give thanks. Today I missed my bus and as I was leaving the mall a member of my Al-Anon group was sitting on a bench and I got to sit down, rest, and have a visit. I said to her, "I need to leave and catch my bus, got there and the bus drove up." That is a big thank you." Yesterday had no reason to go into the library, had my quota of express books and found out that a book I had ordered had come in. I hadn't checked my a/c before leaving home. It was by one of my favourite authors James Patterson. Any day the sun is shining is a good day. When the sun is warm enough for just a sweater is bonus.