January begins with gratitude because we have received God’s greatest gift – Jesus! This is an eternal gift with us now and forever. Join me this month in discussing gratitude by remembering, giving thanks, and praising. We’ll talk about gratitude when troubles and struggles collide and for who God made us to be. Our grateful hearts will refresh and encourage our winter walk.
January begins with gratitude because we have received God’s greatest gift – Jesus! via @deborahrutherford #gratitude #january #praiseGod
TweetOh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
Psalm 107:1
For His mercy endures forever.
Yes, God is so good! And His mercy is forever.
Thank you dear Heavenly Father. You are my world!
Building Gratitude by Reflecting on God’s Faithfulness and Blessings
I nestled in as winter came. Christmas and so much beauty. Then as I stepped through New Years’ door, I opened my 2022 journal captured by God and precious moments with Him, in prayer and Word. All the lessons and blessings beyond what I ever thought possible. When we live in the moment with God and record it, either by journal, photographs, or video, or reflect on it by remembering, we have the opportunity to revisit our walk with God. Remembering and reflecting leads to thanksgiving.
Yes, a fantastic way to begin the New Year is to reflect on God’s faithfulness and blessings for the past year. Remember all He has done. Praise Him! Shout of His goodness to the world.
Remember all He has done. Praise Him! Shout of His goodness to the world. #praise #rejoice #gratitude
TweetGod has blessed my family, marriage, and home. He has blessed me with a new church to attend, a book to be in, and so much growth and insight through His Word and prayer, His beauty, His world, and His love – I am so grateful for all His blessings. I am also grateful for the troubles, trials, and adversities God has walked me through. He is always comforting, loving, and caring, full of loving-kindness and mercy.
Shepherd on Duty – PRAISE NEWS
Praising God for blessing me as one of the 20 contributing authors in the new book “Shepherd on Duty: Promises of God you Can Trust,” which you can purchase on Amazon or Barnes and Noble. “Shepherd on Duty” has partnered with neverthirstwater.org. Each promise is paired with a short devotional and encouraging scriptural references that highlight a promise of God.
We all need to know how the promises of God work in our daily lives, and by reading these personal devotionals, we find testimonies of the promise of God we can trust.
God answers our prayers – more than we could ever expect or imagine.
God answers our prayers – more than we could ever expect or imagine. #gratitude #Godanswersprayers #Shepherdonduty #newbook
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I hope your Christmas and New Year’s ringing finds you well and full of joy and peace! What an Advent, a Christmas, New Year, and a God we have!
May your 2023 be full of God’s goodness and love!
Blessings & smiles, Deborah
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What a lovely way to start the New Year, Deborah-we have so much to be thankful for, not the least of which is JESUS! Starting the year with gratitude sets the tone for each successive day!
Donna, I too am so thankful. God has been teaching me content lessons and how to be grateful in every instance.
Donna, I too am so thankful. God has been teaching me content lessons and how to be grateful in every instance.
Deborah, I am finding myself very grateful for how God has guided and been with us this year. January is always a good month to remember and reflect.
Joanne, absolutely. It is almost as if time stops when I am grateful for God’s love for us. Knowing that I am safely in His hands.?
Deborah,
I love your post–the focus on gratitude is amazing and a wonderful way to set the tone for the year. Giving thanks changes our mindset in powerful ways, and there is no greater gift than Jesus. Wonderful encouragement to pause and reflect on who he is and all he has done for us!
Sandra, thank you for reading and I am happy it encouraged you. I am so grateful for our Gift.??
Gratitude–what a perfect way to begin the New Year! Thank you for directing my heart and thoughts back to HIm.
Blessings,
Tammy
Tammy, thank you for blessing me by stopping by. May our hearts be continually directed to Him.?
Hey Deborah, we just talked about this in church this morning. How gratitude is the key to maturing as a believer and living the life God has for us. Great message! Happy New Year!
Karen, that is wonderful. I like that your Pastor’s sermon was on gratitude maturing believers and how to live the life God plans for us. Have a blessed week?
I’m getting ready to write a post on gratitude as well! I just need to get busy and sit myself down to start writing again. I’ve been doing a lot of organizing so far. refreshed my blog page too! God bless!
Mandy, I look forward to reading it. I am on your email list and I love all you are doing.??
Remembering all He has done, reflecting, giving thanks does fill our hearts with gratitude, Deborah! I’m basking in His goodness. Thank you for this encouragement today, and for the book recommendation. Congratulations on being one of the featured authors.
Lisa, thank you! To today, to basking in His goodness.?
Debbie, Amen! I love stepping into the new year with gratitude and expressing it all year long. This is such a treasure for me to have read today I love the reminders and blessed message here. Pausing to reflect on your words today dear friend.
Thank you bunches for sharing this with Sweet Tea & Friends this month.
Paula, thank you for blessing me today with your kind and encouraging words. And thank you for hosting Sweet Tea & Friends?
Thank you and you’re welcome sweet friend. I appreciate you! {{Hugs}}
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