1 Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Good day everyone. I want to share with you a poem I wrote on November 22, 2007. I’m not a poet and had never written a poem before….but this day… I was so grateful to have survived cancer and I was feeling very thankful for life when I wrote this.
I cooked thanksgiving dinner and invited my family over. Before we ate our dinner…we prayed together like we always do…but afterwards I read this poem. It was very emotional for me and you know it…I cried and so did my family…..but they were tears of great thankfulness and joy. I pray my poem blesses you too.
A lot to Be Thankful For
I’m so thankful for Jesus all that he’s done for me
How He’s prepared a place in heaven, where I will spend eternity
He daily strengthens my mind, my body, and my soul
I would have fainted long ago, the truth be told
I’m thankful for my husband, my children, family and friends
I pray for grace, and mercy to be with them without end
I’m thankful for food, shelter, clothing and even a car
We’ve had several car accidents without even a scratch or a scar
There is one thing though, that I’m the most thankful for
A tremendous blessing that I just can’t ignore
God sent His only Son, to sacrifice His life for me
And without His gift of love, my soul would not be free
I’m also very thankful; God didn’t want me to be alone
He sent me the Holy Spirit, because I am His very own
Holy Spirit comforts and guides, He reveals your plans to me
Without His gentle leadings, I don’t know where I’d be
I ‘m really thankful for God blessing my life
and that, all is well with my soul
I want to share this good news with others
and that truly is my earthly goal
Message for today: Thank you Lord for all you’ve done for me!
PS……
I’m also very grateful for all my blog friends who follow my blogs. I have so much joy getting up in the morning to write my blog. Suffering with a chronic illness has been difficult….but since I’ve been blogging I feel a fresh anointing in my life. If there was nobody reading my blogs I may have stopped writing them by now…I’m feel spurred on to keep writing from connecting with all of you. So I want to take this time to say thank you for making this one of the most fulfilling times in my life.
XOXO,
Tanya
Nov 28, 2014 @ 18:08:20
I also am so thankful for you. You’re an encouragement to me and a blessing. May God’s richest blessings be yours, beautiful sister in Christ!
Tricia
p.s. Wonderful poem too.
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Dec 01, 2014 @ 08:47:20
You have been such a great blog friend. Years ago…there was no such thing as a fellow blogger friend. Thank you for your prayer…I sure do need God’s riches blessings and I pray I’m in a right place to receive it.
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Nov 26, 2014 @ 14:03:47
You might think you’re not a poet, but that’s one powerful poem, Tanya — God bless you for sharing it here. Sending blog-love and Happy Thanksgiving thoughts to you from COLD Central Illinois!!
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Dec 01, 2014 @ 08:43:50
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. And I hope it was warm LOL!
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Nov 26, 2014 @ 11:20:50
A very Happy Thanksgiving to you Tanya! Thank you for sharing your heart with us all here! ♥ I am glad to connect with you!
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Dec 01, 2014 @ 08:38:33
Hi Emily…I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I’m glad for our connection too! Have a blessed day!
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Nov 26, 2014 @ 07:08:37
Reblogged this on God Speaks I Listen and commented:
I wrote this a few years ago but it’s a prayer for now because I’m still very thankful for all God has done for me. God bless you all and have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving!
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Nov 27, 2011 @ 09:07:17
Beautiful Poem and many blessings to you in this time of Thankfulness!
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Nov 28, 2011 @ 13:12:54
Thank you so much and thanks for stopping by my blog. I pray you are blessed also and that you will experince lots of God’s simple kindness that you blog about.
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Nov 24, 2011 @ 23:26:19
Tanya, This is absolutely beautiful, thank you for sharing. May this Thanksgiving be wonderful for you. The Lord has been so wonderful to me these last few weeks, I can’t even begin to write it all out but, He knows I know what He has done for me and that I am so grateful. He has given me my home, which I thought was lost to me, is returning a portion of my health to me, giving me the strength to do all the things I have only a few weeks to do. . . . due to dead lines, He has given me so much more the most important of which is His Holy Son, Jesus Christ show is my Saviour and the Holy Spirit, my Comforter and Teacher. I praise His Holy name, for His loving kindness, love, and mercy and His blessings and you are one of the many blessings He has brought into my life. Thank you Tanya for your faithfulness.
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Nov 23, 2011 @ 10:42:25
What a touching and heartfelt story. Praise the Lord for our strength lies within him. May you and your family have a wonderfully blessed Thanksgiving Day. God bless.
Terra
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Nov 23, 2011 @ 09:17:11
A tender heartfelt prayer! Thank you for sharing with us. Prayers with you and your family this Thanksgiving Day and you are added to my daily prayer list.
Shalom,
Jeanne
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