How do you turn Thanksgiving into Thanks Living?

I have enjoyed the emphasis on the power of "Thank You" we have focused on in our Sunday Morning messages. I know the Lord is teaching me much as I study and prepare for each Sunday. I am excited about what we will learn this Sunday as we focus on "Thank You for the Saints." You will be encouraged as you hear what the Lord has for us in His Word this Sunday.

But how do we move beyond a Sunday message to everyday living? How do we live out the truth we are learning? It will involve more than hearing only. We must seek ways to put into practice what we hear. One way I want to use this blog is to suggest ways we can live out our faith and the truth we are learning. Then the theoretical becomes the practical. As we LIVE what we LEARN, we will grow in our faith and experience the JOY of obedience.

Ann Voskamp has written: "One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are." I highly recommend you getting and reading the book - it will show you how to live a life of Thanks and the power of being thankful for everything.

Here is a LINK to her blog. You will not regret the time spent reading at this blog. You will also learn some practical ways of expressing thanks and experiencing the change that comes to your life by being thankful.

I will look forward to hearing what you have learned or how you were blessed by reading what Ann has written. If you have a few more minutes you will want to read this ARTICLE on her site.

Thanks,
Pastor Mike