Below is an excerpt from Why Giving Thanks to God is Important, from Got Questions.org. It' answers the question so eloquently I just had to share it with you. "First Thessalonians 5:18 says, 'In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.' We are to be thankful not only for the things we like, but for the circumstances we don’t like. When we purposely thank God for everything that He allows to come into our lives, we keep bitterness at bay. We cannot be both thankful and bitter at the same time. We do not thank Him for evil, but that He is sustaining us through it (James 1:12). We don’t thank Him for harm He did not cause, but we thank Him when He gives us the strength to endure it (2 Corinthians 12:9). We thank Him for His promise that “all things will work together for the good, to those who love God and are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). We can have thankful hearts toward God even when we do not feel thankful for the circumstance. We can grieve and still be thankful. We can hurt and still be thankful. We can be angry at sin and still be thankful toward God. That is what the Bible calls a “sacrifice of praise” (Hebrews 13:15). Giving thanks to God keeps our hearts in right relationship with Him and saves us from a host of harmful emotions and attitudes that will rob us of the peace God wants us to experience (Philippians 4:6–7)." GotQuestions.org is a ministry of dedicated and trained servants who have a desire to assist others in their understanding of God, Scripture, salvation, and other spiritual topics. We are Christian, Protestant, evangelical, theologically conservative, and non-denominational. We view ourselves as a para-church ministry, coming alongside the church to help people find answers to their spiritually related questions.
Context makes a difference in conversation, but also when we read the Bible. That's why we created Bible Need To Know, a reoccurring feature that looks at the story behind the stories in the Bible. To learn more check ...
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My faith art, Bible study journal: Chapter by chapter doodles and scripture art, following along with the Good Morning Girls ( GMG ) reading plan.
I have been working on some lesson pages and thoughts from Jesus Calling book. This one I just finished and then prepared some more pages to write in later in my Journal. May I learn to listen to you while I am listening to others. I need the help of the Holy Spirit to respond to them appropriately. I ask you Lord to think through me, live through me, and love though me........ I don't have very many stencils or spray inks so just using what I have and having fun with it. This is my Page on the Book of James we have been studying in our ladies bible class at church. Just some doodling and writing and lots of color. This will help me to remember the important parts of James I hope! Have a Blessed week!
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of filming a video interview with Amy Hale (of Instagram fame) as we worked through the second week of Biblical meditation over Psalm 119. Amy is a wonderful woman of God who deeply loves the Word of God. It only takes a moment of scrolling through her Instagram page, to see her love of the Scriptures. In this video we discussed her time working through the new Meditation 119 guide and then Amy shared examples of many different styles of study and meditation that she uses. I had a lot of feedback requesting closer pictures and more information on what she shared, so I gathered them together to hopefully inspire and encourage you in your time studying and meditating on the Bible. Amy's two page spread from her time working through the Meditation119 guide. . . . A sample of Amy's morning page that she does in a daily planner (She talks about it at around 29 minutes into the video above). . . . A different, simple method to meditate on a verse or passage called Seven Arrows by Matt Rogers. . . . Color coding and notes in her Bible. There is a full step-by-step walk through of how Amy does this on her Instagram stories. . . . An example of the S.O.A.P. (or S.O.A.K) method of Bible study from Good Morning Girls here. . . . #wordbeforeworld method you can find here. If you want to know more about Amy you can follow her blog here. And be sure to follow her Instagram and Facebook pages. There's also a great interview with her on the Well-Watered Women blog with lots of great information.
My faith art, Bible study journal: Chapter by chapter doodles and scripture art, following along with the Good Morning Girls ( GMG ) reading plan.
My faith art, Bible study journal: Chapter by chapter doodles and scripture art, following along with the Good Morning Girls ( GMG ) reading plan.
Some pages end up really graphic and typographic. And some, like these, end up more illustrative. For these pages, it started with the little dog doodle and then went from there.
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Although similar, God's mercy and grace are quite different. We need to know the difference between the two and also appreciate and what each one means to us both for salvation and for daily living.
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I certainly make no claims at discovering journaling. It has been around probably as long as people have been able to read and write. I’d even wager that lots of bloggers today got their star…
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Psalm 23 is one of our favorite Bible passages. It is also one of the very first passages I teach my kids to memorize and to recite. We work on it all year long until they can recite it freely.
What's on the MARCH MENU for day one? (check back every day in March for a new idea to make you artsy fartsy for the month!) COLOR!!! When i create, I seem to use the same colors over and over again. So today.... when you create.... i want you to take a risk. Combine some colors that you may not normally use.... like, Orange, Teal and Pink or how about... Red, turquoise and yellow you choose.... mix it up.... March is for trying something new in your creative palette. And... when you do, send me a pick and I will post it. [email protected]
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It all started with a pic on Pinterest. Most of the crafts lovers on Pinterest stumbled upon this picture of twine flowers from a Finnish blog. If you already own a Bow and flower maker tool, then …
Still loving my Letter Love 101 course, I've been doodling some fun letters. Instead of doing my name or a particular word (as the assignment suggested) I decided to create a few letters to play/practise the technique and then I made a full sized letter B and wrote a message inside it. The message was inspired by something that someone said me today. I'm probably not alone in this (often a pitfall of women as we feel we need to take care of everyone else and we forget about ourselves). I should post this in a prominent place and read it daily! I used my Inktense watercolour pencils to add the colour. The final step was to add a few accents with my trusty correction pen. I love the pop you get from that little bit of white over top of the colour!
Photo Source: www.corneroncharacter.blogspot.com Our friend Barbara Gruener, counselor and character coach, over at The Corner On Character has sent us another great motivational bulletin board idea. Barbara wanted to create a visual reminder that kindness knows no calendar using, well, a wall-sized calendar! While it's perfect for any time of year, the beginning of the new year is a great time to remind students that kindness matters every single day! Kindness Matters! Background: Light brown or tan bulletin board paper. Title: Kindness Matters, 24-7, 365, using any style or color of letters. Border: None needed, but you can use any color you like. We like the "Helping Hands" border to help get the message across! Decoration: By using strips of different colored construction paper, create the grid pattern to emulate the look of a calendar. Next, add each kindness act on each white square of paper for each day of the week. You can use Barbara's ideas or create your own.
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