4 {3 Gifts hard to give thanks for}

#187 The gift of being loved when I'm not at my best.
Love bears up under anything and everything that comes,
is ever ready to believe the best of every person,
its hopes are fade-less under all circumstances,
and it endures everything [without weakening].
1 Corinthians 13:7

#188 The gift of Eternity with Him, 
when I'm struggling with my time on earth here . . .
But our citizenship is in heaven.
And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Philippians 3:20

#189 The Gift of Living Water,
when I forget to go to Him 
and ask for the living water . . . 
Jesus answered her, If you had only known and had recognized God’s gift
and Who this is that is saying to you,
Give Me a drink, you would have asked Him [instead] and
He would have given you living water.
John 4:10

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3 - {Gifts Worn}

#184 The Gift of a gold wedding band.
Remembering I am a gift to him a good thing and I am an indication of the favour of the Lord.
He who finds a [true] wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 18:22

#185 The Gift of well made leather shoes.
  Remembering I have the shoes of readiness.
And having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the [a]firm-footed stability,
the promptness, and the readiness [b]produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace
Ephesians 6:15

#186 The gift of a hand made dress.
Remembering I am deeply loved and wanted. I am a reward and a blessing.
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
Psalms 127:3

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2 - {Gifts of Green}

#181 Green leaves.
The promise of who He is is bound in creation.
For ever since the creation of the world
His invisible nature and attributes,
that is, His eternal power and divinity,
have been made intelligible and clearly discernible
in and through the things that have been made (His handiwork's).
So [men] are without excuse [altogether without any defense or justification],
Romans 1:20

#182 Green Grass
The promise of His fields of abundance and a place for me to lay down to rest.
The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack.
He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures;
He leads me beside the still and restful waters.
Psalm 23:1-2

#183 Green Fruit
The promise of food to come. His supply of my every need.
And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full)
your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19

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1 - {Gifts 3 pm}

#178 The gift of a wedding anniversary at 3pm
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother
and shall become united and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Genesis 2:24

#179 Gift of sight
Enjoying the vase of flowers on the 3pm tea table.
Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labour or spin.
Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these.
Luke 12:27

#180 The gift of taste at 3 pm
Do not be carried about by different and varied and alien teachings;
for it is good for the heart to be established and ennobled
and strengthened by means of grace (God’s favour and spiritual blessing)
and not [to be devoted to] foods [rules of diet and ritualistic meals],
which bring no [spiritual] benefit or profit to those who observe them.
Hebrews 13:9

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A journey to my first 1 000 gifts

Today I discovered that A Holy Experience is hosting a Joy Dare this year where each month we are challenged to look for His hand of blessing, be thankful and count.

I have decided to join in and experience this life changing event and count my 1 000 blessings and:

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving
and a thank offering and into His courts with praise!
Be thankful and say so to Him,
bless and affectionately praise His name!
Psalm 100:4

In 2 Chronicles 16:9 we read: For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show Himself strong in behalf of those whose hearts are blameless toward Him. . . What better way to focus my eyes on Him and count my blessings with Thanks giving.

 

Know (perceive, recognise, and understand with approval) that the Lord is God! It is He Who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His]! We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and a thank offering and into His courts with praise! Be thankful and say so to Him, bless and affectionately praise His name! For the Lord is good; His mercy and loving-kindness are everlasting, His faithfulness and truth endure to all generations. Psalm 100:3-5

Blessings
Chareen

Source: A Holy Experience

March 2013 Joy Dare

Source: Ann Voskamp

March 2013
1 Gifts at 3 pm    # 178 The gift of a wedding anniversary    # 179 The gift of sight    # 180 The gift of taste	17
2 Gifts Green    # 181 The gift of Green Leaves    # 182 The gift of Green Grass    # 183 The gift of Green Fruit	18
3 Gifts Worn    # 184 The gift of a gold wedding band    # 185 The gift of well made leather shoes    # 186 The gift of a hand made dress	19
4 3 Gifts hard to give thanks for    # 187 The gift of being loved    # 188 The gift of Eternity with Him    # 189 The gift of Living Water	20
5 Gifts Found    # 190    # 191    # 192	21
6A Gift Bent, Broken and Beautiful    # 193    # 194    # 195	22
7 Three Gifts in the Kitchen	23
8 Gifts Loud	24
9 Gifts Carved	25
10 Gifts in Christ	26
11 Three Gifts Read	27
12 A Gift in Wind, In Water, In White	28
13 Three Gifts Round	29
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15	31
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