I THANK YOU, LORD, FOR…

My salvation

Today

Yesterday

My husband

My marriage

My home

My cats

My turtles

Being able to talk with friends that live in a different state

Coffee

A beautiful day

Getting back to the basics of faith, making things less complicated

A new perspective

Water

Electrolytes

My two favorite devotional books

How I have been reading those two devotional books a great deal over the last week and they are making a major impact on me, on my faith, on my life

I realize that for a long time now I have forgotten the simplicity of the faith, and because of that in some ways, I realize that I had become more legalistic in a way. Over the last six weeks or so, I have realized my error and have been taking active steps to stop that and I am extremely grateful because of it I am transformed because of it.

I am thankful that I have begun the process of being set free again from components of legalism. After all the problem with legalism is, whether we realize it or not, we tend to become judges of others. So with legalism, we become judgmental, and we tend to be a great deal harder on ourselves. I am extremely thankful to realize how I have slid into this and and being set free from it. I am grateful that I am being transformed. It has been a painful process, but it has been quite worthwhile.

In our walk of faith, the focus needs to be on being with the Lord, not on the doing. When we focus every moment on the Lord, and I’m being with him, we draw closer to him and realize even more how much he loves us. Consequently, we end up, living the Bible, living his word, because we enjoy being with him, not out of obligation. I am thankful that I am focusing more again on being and not on doing.

Quiet moments

When my cat talks with me

Remembering everything that God has done in my life