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1 Sam. 2:8 He lifts the poor from the dust– Yes, from a pile of ashes– And treats them as princes sitting in the seats of honor. For all the earth is the Lord’s And he has set the world in order.
Please forgive me for this very simple Thankful Thursday but I was very humbled today.
Without going into much detail, we received a phone call asking for help in the form of anything that we no longer had need for to help another who was starting from scratch-literally from scratch.
Lord, Thank You for humbling us and reminding us, really in the end, what is more important than what we have around us.
Though we have a home, there are those without a home.
Though we have clothes, there are those without clothes.
Though we have family, there are those without family.
Though we have friends, there are those without friends.
Though we have furniture, there are those without furniture.
Though we look around our home and may think, we don’t have this or that, there are those who have nothing at all.
Lord, Thank You, for today, as we answer the call of the need of another whose starting fresh in life with completely nothing to not only be grateful for what we do have though it may not be a lot in our eyes, it’s a lot in other eyes.
I Thank You Lord ,that we were able to be of help when we could and I wish that we could have done more today like we had wanted to. I feel bad that we didn’t have more and couldn’t do more. Lord, may any and all who were connected today, forget it is about us or them, but remember that it is only about You.
Thank You that we could be there today and answer that need and I pray You and they will forgive us for not being able to give more and do more….
Heavenly Father, please hear my prayer, if anything Lord, I pray You would watch over this person, give them hope and strength and let them know somehow, in all this, they are NOT alone, that You are there.
I pray Lord, You would bless them, help them prosper and lift them up and in this and through this that it will bear testimony to You Lord and lead them to You so they will know there is hope for tomorrow, there are promises of a future and there is love in and through You.
Lord, I am thankful that You are there for us, for them, for all of us. That no matter what there is in life, YOU and only You, are there, a promise of forever, of love, of hope and grace. Help us remember in the end, it’s not about what we have or what we do, but that it is for You, with You, through You and about You.
Thank You Heavenly Father. Thank You.
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Oh Twinkle Mom,
I was so touched by this post. I prayed right along with you. You hold truth here. What we have may seem little but to others it is a lot. This post is what TT is all about. Love you.
Lynn(Quote) (Reply)
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Beautiful post! Thank you for reminding me of the simple things that I might take fore-granted in my life and how many others have so much less.
Happy TT!!!
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This is such a beautiful post! We all should remember your words as you reminded us that while we may think we don’t have much, there are others that have even less!
Love you!
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This is a wonderful TT post. What a great reminder to all of us that we are so blessed and so often we have far more than others and all of us have SOMETHING that we could give that would be a blessing to someone else. Sometimes it isn’t always money, it might be an old toaster, or a used winter jacket, or the freezer in our garage that we no longer use. Many times it is just our time – helping someone fix their car, or paint their house or put a new roof on. We have so much to offer others in need. Thanks for sharing with us on TT! -Blessings, Laurie
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Such a lovely post.
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I know what you mean. I have seen people this past week who did not have money to pay their electricity bill. This is hard times. Great thankful list. Happy Thankful Thursday.
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I have found myself on BOTH sides of that spectrum, so I thank the Lord you were able to help as well! Thank you for sharing!
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Great Thankful post. You are blessed because you had blessings to share with others.
My prayer is that God would open my eyes to the needs around me. Sometimes we
get so busy with our own stuff that we don’t see what is around us. Thanks so much
for sharing. Blessings. Mary
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This is a wonderful post.
Thank you.
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May God bless your sacrificial giving. I’m reminded of the widow who gave all she had! You are such a blessing to me, Twinks. I love you so much, and your thankful heart is just precious! Happy Thankful Thursday!
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This is very inspiring and beautiful post. Thanks for reminding us. bless you!
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Thank you for such a beautiful post! What a vibrant reminder of just how much we have and how quickly it can be gone – and then how little it matters. Blessings to you.
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I remember a time when my husband first were married we had nothing but hand-me downs as furniture. I was embarassed…until we met another couple who only had a bed! We then knew in our little we had much. It is funny how in the accumulation of things we often lose sight of our abundance! Blessings to you today!
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It’s a blessing to see someone being so thankful for the “little things.” Things that many of us take for granted. Thank you for such a wonderful post.
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Amen! What a beautiful testimony and prayer! May we never forget that everything we have belongs to the Lord. Thanks for sharing!
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