Daily Devo...Giving thanks for the night

TODAY'S DAILY...

I love to see a grateful heart. It sometimes is my motivation to do more for someone. But truly, is it really my place to reward gratitude?

God notices the grateful heart. Remember how He took a praise-singing shepherd boy and made him a king?

1 Corinthians 11:23 "On the night He was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God."

It isn't often you see word...s like "betrayed" and "thanks" in the same sentence. Or even in the same heart. Even in the darkest hour, Jesus gave thanks.

? for today...how easily do you give thanks?

It's easy for us to be grateful for the light but Jesus teaches us to also be grateful for the dark.

Whatever or wherever you find yourself...give thanks. God will notice and He will crown you with blessings

Daily Devo...Daddy knows best.

To trust when we cannot even trace God is the ultimate test of our willingness to follow God. All of us have times when God asks us to step out into the unknown, to take a leap of faith, to go out on a limb.

? for today...what is God asking you to trust Him for?
Psalm 31:15 says, "My times are in Your hands."

Whatever you are facing today, God has already seen your circumstance from beginning to end. Trust Him today, for His ways are greater than our ways.

Daddy knows best.

  

Daily devo....Joy down in my heart

TODAY'S DAILY...

"I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart...where? Down in my heart...where? Down in my heart to stay."

The simplicity of our childhood, like this song, often escapes us as we get older. As a child, things seem simple, no worries, no burdens to carry, no hard decisions to make. Just joy.

As we get older, we equate joy with our situations. The harder life becomes, the l...ess joy we have. But deep inside each of us there is joy, some of us just push it further down.

Psalm 28:7 "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped."

Joy gives us strength. It helps us through pain. It gives us hope. It reminds us Who were living for.

? for today...how deep is your joy?

LACED WITH GRACE...The Peace of Christmas

Today I have shared a devotion with the readers of LACED WITH GRACE entitled "The Peace of Christmas". Please join me over there today...Click the following link:

http://lacedwithgrace.com/devotion/christmas/peace-christmas/