Before walking through the door of this chaotic newsroom each morning, I read a passage from a daily devotional I keep in my vehicle. I get these booklets from my church, and a new edition comes out every few months. I can be a little hard of hearing sometimes, and have worried that I wasn’t tuned in to God’s voice. So, for months I prayed, asking God to make his messages really obvious. Lately it seems that the daily passage that I read each morning reveals something God wants to make clear in my life. This is my testament, and for the past few weeks I have really taken on a new outlook. Things in my life are becoming more clear, and I can’t remember the last time I was worried about a situation. Allison and I face financial issues, family problems, little health scares – you know, the typical things all people deal with – every time we turn around. But all I can do is just smile, feeling comforted and calm inside because I know that God is five steps ahead, and has already found the solution. I just tell Allison that we have to pray, trust in Him, and wait for the solution to be revealed.

Today’s passage talked about being grateful. I am truly grateful for what God has done in my life, and thank him on a daily basis. But I learned today a method to help truly recognize all the things that I can thank God for. The author of this little article recommends that at the end of each day, write down 5 things you are grateful for. The idea is that doing this will help a person recognize all the wonderful things about their lives and how God has blessed them, and not focus on the things they don’t have. So instead of waiting for the end of this day to come, I am going to list 5 things for which I am grateful right now…

1) God’s forgiveness
2) My wife, Allison
3) My daughter, Jillie Grace
4) My family
5) My health

The list could go on from here easily, but I am sticking with 5 things. What are you grateful for in your life? Is there something special God has done that you would like to share? Post up. I’ve learned that testimony and expression of faith is very contagious…

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