Friday, June 3, 2011

SO VERY MUCH

WE ALL LIVE BUSY LIVES.  OUR DAYS ARE FULL OF THIS AND THAT.  WE RIP AND RUN AND OFTEN DO NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP AND THINK.  IF YOU ARE READING THIS TODAY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DO SO.  I WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH THE TOPIC OF THIS "NOTE" ON MY MIND.  IT IS AN EASY ONE FOR ME TO WRITE ON THIS DAY.  I HAVE SO VERY MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR AND IT IS ON MY HEART TO SHARE THE REASONS WHY.

TO START, I WANNA SAY THAT I AM SO VERY THANKFUL FOR THE LOVE AND DEVOTION OF MY FAMILY.  I REALIZE MORE THAN EVER HOW IMPORTANT THEY ALL ARE TO ME.  I AM ALSO THANKFUL FOR THE SIMPLE THINGS WHICH I OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED, SUCH AS A COCA COLA WHEN I WAKE UP EACH DAY, FOR AIR CONDITIONING, AND FOR MY FAVORITE MAGNOLITE POT.  I AM THANKFUL THAT GOD GAVE ME THE DESIRE AND THE ABILITY TO WRITE THESE "NOTES" HERE ON FACEBOOK EACH DAY.  I COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON ABOUT MY REASONS TO BE THANKFUL FOR THE "LITTLE THINGS" I HAVE COME TO EXPECT. 

NOW, I WANNA GET A LITTLE MORE PERSONAL ABOUT WHAT THE LORD HAS REALLY DONE FOR ME.  I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND BEGAN THANKING THE LORD.  HE ALLOWED ME TO WAKE UP IN MY RIGHT MIND.  OVER THE PAST YEAR, HE HAS DONE SO VERY MUCH FOR ME.  HE TOOK AWAY MY ADDICTIONS, MY TENDENCY TO LIE AND MY LACK OF SELF CONTROL.  AND FOR THAT, I AM THANKFUL!  GOD HEALED MANY RELATIONSHIPS THAT I HAD SO CARELESSLY THROWN AWAY.  GOD RESOLVED MY LEGAL ISSUES, TOOK AWAY MY SHAME AND GAVE ME NEW DIRECTION.  HE HAS PLACED PEOPLE IN MY LIFE WHO ONLY WANT WHATS BEST FOR ME.  AND FOR THESE THINGS, I AM THANKFUL! 

THROUGH HIS FORGIVENESS, HIS GRACE, HIS MERCY AND HIS LOVE, MY GOD HAS RE-DIRECTED MY PATH.  HE HAS BEEN SHOWING ME HIS WILL DAILY AND HAS BEEN REVEALING HIS PLAN FOR MY LIFE.  HE SHOWERS ME WITH BLESSINGS AND OPENS COUNTLESS DOORS.  EACH DAY BRINGS NEW DISCOVERIES AND WONDERFUL SUPRISES.  HIS WORD HAS BECOME BOTH MY ROADMAP AND MY GPS.  HE HAS GIVEN ME A DESIRE TO BE MORE LIKE HIM.  AND FOR THESE THINGS, I AM THANKFUL! 

I LOVE THE LORD!  HE HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO ME, TO YOU, TO ALL OF US! 

THANKS FOR READING MY "NOTE"
LOVE,
M

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