Value Your Time
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.—James 4:14 (NIV)
Blessings are all around us, if we have our eyes open to noticing the ways our families, friends, community, and God bless and enrich our lives each day.
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.—James 4:14 (NIV)
Even when it’s tough to do so, there’s glorification in offering gratitude.
With four kids in tow, a young mom receives an unexpected Christmas blessing at the big box store.
I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing.—Ezekiel 34:26 (NIV)
This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.—Psalm 118:24 (TLB)
And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.—2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV)
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38–39 (NIV)
The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him.—Lamentations 3:25 (NIV)
I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing.—Ezekiel 34:26 (NIV)
“Is the seed still in the barn? Even including the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree, it has not borne fruit. Yet from this day on I will bless you.’ ”—Haggai 2:19 (NASB)
Lifestyle expert Katie Brown reminds us that every rite of passage is a chance for both parents and children to grow with God.
The power of giving thanks on a daily basis can bring you closer to God.