Gratitude Challenge Day 5

WOW! I woke up to find more snow! Lord I do thank you for the snow and its beauty. I thank you that through the winter storm, you have kept us from harm. You are a God of provision and you continue to show yourself to me.  On this day that you have made, our gratitude challenge reminds us to be thankful for everything. Everything includes a lot. The good and the not so good. God I trust you and I know your Word is true. So I do thank you on this cold February day.

Friends, are you thankful today???  Here is the challenge for today.
Day 5:
Ephesians 5:15–21
I hope you’re becoming more alert to the many reasons you have to be grateful. I remember
hearing a friend tell how, while brushing his teeth and meditating on one of the verses in today’s
reading (Ephesians 5:20), he was struck by the word “everything.” He was reminded of the
importance of thanking God for even those “little things” that we often overlook. It made him
pause and be thankful for, well … his toothbrush. And his toothpaste. And, while he was at it, he
thanked God for his teeth, for probably the first time in his life.
This may require another separate list from the ones you made yesterday, but it’s definitely a
category worth considering. Since everything is a gift from God (James 1:17), “everything” is
something to be thankful for. My friend told me he also asked himself: “If tomorrow’s supply
depended on today’s thanksgiving, how much would I have tomorrow?”
What “little things” can you add to the gratitude lists you’ve started? Some of the items on your
“everything” list will make you realize you’ve taken certain people in your life for granted. Say
thank you today in some way.


Just begin to thank Him for ALL things great and small. I am so blessed and thankful to be able to have this time each day to share with you my thankfulness.

Be Blessed,

Sandy