ALL IN Summer Devotional: Day 64
THE SET UP
Gratitude is a great way to live life. When you stop to count your blessings (like Bing Crosby in White Christmas) your whole attitude and outlook on life can change. Many people seem to take the blessings of God for granted. They say familiarity breeds contempt, so maybe we get so used to God’s blessings we stop being thankful for them. Or maybe we’ve decided we deserve them. God obviously saw when we put that stray cart away in the cart corral on the way into the grocery store and He is rewarding us (and probably punishing the lady who left it there...). The Bible says God’s mercies are new EVERY DAY. The wording used there doesn’t mean same stuff, new day. It means, new stuff everyday. God’s blessings for your life today are new and different from the blessings He hit you with yesterday. Live with gratitude today - you have so much to be thankful for!
PASSAGE TO READ
Luke 17:11-19 (Page 629 in our house bibles)
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
In your opinion, why do we often take God’s blessings for granted?
What are five things you are super thankful for today?
How are God’s mercies in your life different now than they were last year?
PRAYER IDEA
Say thank you to God. A lot. Be specific.