Dear God I'm Grateful Podcast

Dear God I’m Grateful For Journaling . “Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭1:1‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . It’s so easy to pray and ask God for something and then forget about it within a week. I personally have witnessed God answer a prayer that I prayed 12 years prior, and because I wrote it down, I was able to recall.  . Journaling is so much...

Dear God I’m Grateful That Your Faithful Love Endures Forever . “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods. His faithful love endures forever.  . Give thanks to the Lord of Lords. His faithful love endures forever. Give thanks to him who alone does mighty miracles. His faithful love endures forever.  . Give thanks to him who made the...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Determination . Today is what would have been my Dad’s 57th birthday. He passed last December. However, he would always say to me, “You can do anything you set your mind to baby girl”.  . I remember telling my dad almost 4 years ago that I was going to get my real estate license. I signed up for the online course, started off strong, lost focus, and then kept delaying it....

Dear God I’m Grateful For Organization . “But be sure that everything is done properly and in order.” - ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭14:40‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . Organization is a biblical practice that sets us up to complete what called has called us to do in the order that he delights. . It clears any room for confusion and grants a peaceful space mentally, physically and spiritually, allowing us to see the bigger pict...

Dear God I’m Grateful That God Is Love . “Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God.  . Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.  . This is real love—not that we love...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Studying . “I will study your commandments and reflect on your ways.” ‭‭- Psalms‬ ‭119:15‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . We often associate studying with school and for many of the us, the general thought of studying brings anxiety, lack of motivation or pure dislike. But studying extends outside of the classroom and can be applied to any area of our lives. . The definition of study is the de...

Dear God I’m Grateful For My Why . I believe we all have a purpose for our lives and reason or “Why” behind what we do! . Whether our purpose is to love, encourage, sharpen, teach, inspire, motivate, help, or serve others, our “why” is why we wake up everyday willing to put in the work needed to fulfill our mission and goals. . While listening to a podcast today, the guest spoke of a concept she c...

Dear God I’m Grateful For God’s Justice . “Evil people don’t understand justice, but those who follow the Lord understand completely.” - ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭28:5‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . “Do you think it is right for you to claim, ‘I am righteous before God’? but also ask, ‘What’s in it for me? What’s the use of living a righteous life?’“I will answer you and all your friends, too. . Look up into the sky, and see the c...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Wisdom Through A Storm . Tonight in Southern California, I experienced my first electrical storm. If you’re not familiar (trust me I wasn’t) it’s a powerful thunderstorm that’s more lighting and thunder than actual rain.  . As a little girl I used to be terrified of thunder storms. Although the fear tries to linger sometimes, it was amazing to see the storm light up the s...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Youth . “Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.” - ‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭4:12‬ ‭NLT . “Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.”  . Remember...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Companionship  . The Bible app’s scripture for today mentioned the power of two people coming together for a greater purpose.  . We can often feel lonely when we work, or pursue a new venture or even grow closer to God, but the Lord gives us the gift of companionship. Companionship can be friendship, acquaintanceship, fellowship, partnership, or even a relationship becaus...

Dear God I’m Grateful That Salvation Is For Everyone  . “For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.” - Titus‬ ‭2:11‬ ‭NLT . “For Moses writes that the law’s way of making a person right with God requires obedience to all of its commands. But faith’s way of getting right with God says, “Don’t say in your heart, ‘Who will go up to heaven?’ (to bring Christ down to eart...

Dear God I’m Grateful That Sin’s Power Is Broken . “We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. Therefore we are no longer slaves to sin. When we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin and since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him.  . When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now t...

Dear God Im Grateful For Good Works . Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. For we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. (‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:28‬ ‭NLT‬, Hebrews‬ ‭10:24‬ ‭NLT‬‬) . If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Praise . “Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. - Proverbs‬ ‭31:30‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . Praise is the expression of approval or admiration for someone or something. . Today, I received praise from my husband for my character in Christ and my spirit to love and encourage as a friend and a wife. His words moved me to tear...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Peace . Peace is defined as freedom from disturbance; a gift to every heart and mind.  . Jesus said in John‬ ‭14:27‬ ‭NLT‬‬, “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.”  . Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.  . Tell God what you need, and thank him for...

Dear God I’m Grateful For An Escape . The definition of escape is to break free from confinement or control and many of us search for an escape in people, things, places, music, entertainment, and vices. The key to true escape is to break free from CONTROL, and the best escape we can find is in surrendering control to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  . Jesus is an escape because his spirit capt...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Writers For Christ . The Bible is a written account of historical events from the beginning of time. It’s pages are filled with stories of triumph and victory, and it shares the lives and lessons of some of our greatest faithful heroes.  .  It is not dramatized or fiction based, but is a book of truth recording the events that took place and prophecies to come. I am grate...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Shelter . Today it rained. . Thunderstorms shook the ground, lightning flashed across the sky, rained drops hitting the window became the soundtrack of the afternoon and my husband came downstairs, took my hand and asked if I had a minute to give God thanks.  . I shook my head in agreement and he humbly began to pray thanking the Lord for shelter. For giving us a place to...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Blessings For Obedience . “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God:  . Your towns and your fields will be blessed.  . Your children and your crops will be blessed.  . The o...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Instructions For Christian Households . I know I reference this often, but I definitely agree with the acronym for BIBLE that says it’s Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. . The Bible is a manual and guide that teaches how to live, where to live, who to live for and why we live. Every answer to every problem can be found within its pages and the best advice we ever n...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Gratitude .  “Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” - 1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:18‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . Today is National Gratitude Day and I am so grateful for gratitude!  .  To have the opportunity to reflect on each day and express my appreciation for things, people, places, foods, scriptures, passages, lessons and all of the beau...

Dear God I’m Grateful For The Love Of The Father . “We love each other because he loved us first.” - 1 John‬ ‭4:19‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.  . This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Since God loved us that much...

Dear God I’m Grateful For The Source . According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the definition of Source can be broken down into four parts and for the purpose of today’s gratitude, I’ll be pairing each definition with corresponding scriptures that confirms that God is our main source to life. Let’s get started:  . The definition of source is:  1 :  a cause or starting point; the source of a r...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Purity . “Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted.” - Titus‬ ‭1:15‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . Purity is not measured by our thoughts or our actions, but by the posture of our heart. Proverbs‬ ‭4:23‬ ‭NLT‬‬ warns each of us to, “Guard your heart above all else, for it...