Thankful, Day Thirty-Seven

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!

Serve the Lord with gladness;

Come before His presence with singing.

Know that the Lord, He is God;

It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

We are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

And into His courts with praise.

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

For the Lord is good;

His mercy is everlasting,

And His truth endures to all generations.

Psalm 100, NKJV

Okay, so I've been bad. I missed two days of blogging, but I have not missed a single day being thankful. Our God is so wonderful, so marvelous, so extraordinary and outstanding! There is no one like Him anywhere in the cosmos, and there is nothing that compares to serving Him. I continue to be amazed at the goodness and the greatness of God.

I'm thankful that His presence has been so sweet these last eleven days. Even though I know that He is always with us, that He never leaves us nor forsakes us, there are simply days and sometimes seasons in which it is not so easy to sense His presence. We have to walk in faith, believing that He is there because He said He would be there, even if we're not feeling it. But then there are times when the presence of God is so tangible, so wonderful, so overwhelming. And I thank God that at last my season of not feeling it is over, and that I can sense His wonderful presence in my life again.

I'm thankful for the song in my heart in response to His presence. I've been singing all day. First it was Sweet Fellowship from my old Acapella days; then it was Let the Healing Waters Flow; then it was Jesus Paid it All; then it was How Great Thou Art & I'll Fly Away. When I got home, it was God's Unchanging Hand. Then it was Blessed Assurance. And now I don't have a particular song in mind, but there is singing in my soul, in my heart, for the joy of knowing Him and knowing that He is at work, even if the project isn't finished yet.

I'm thankful for the love that God's presence fosters within me. Because of God's love for me, I am overflowing with love for people. He has entrusted some wonderful people into my care, and I was loving them this morning in prayer. I had some great fellowship today with several wonderful people of God, and know that the love I have for them is from the Lord. And there is all kinds of loving flowing out and flowing in, all because the love of God is greater far than tongue or men could ever tell!

Thank you Lord for being in my life!