Thankful, Day Fifty-Three

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before His presence with thanksgiving.
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

The Lord is good, and I never cease to be amazed at just how good He is to me. I know I don't deserve anything good that happens to me; without Jesus, I'd be a wretched man and my life would be a wreck. As it is, His grace has taken all the good, all the bad, and all the ugly, shaken it up, turned it around, and done something with it. He can turn anything into a blessing, and that's just grace! That's just God!

Thank you God for providing good direction for my footsteps, for giving me guidance and helping me along the way. Even the decisions that I questioned at the time make sense now, as if there is a master plan you are helping me follow. Thanks so much for leading me along the paths of righteousness for your name's sake.

Thank you God for filling my life with good things, blessings that make me rich and add no sorrow with them. You have redeemed me and saved me; you have continued working on me without giving up; you have not cast me aside and found a new project. Instead you just keep pouring your goodness into my life with the knowledge that one day I will live up to your desire and expectation of me. Thanks for all that you've given me and all that you've done.

Thank you God for your good and precious promises. I know I can trust you and take you at your word; even when things don't look the way they should from my perspective, I know you have a higher seat. You see the big picture. And I thank you for the encouragement that says, Keep holding on. This is about to get good!

Thank you Lord, for your great goodness. I don't deserve it, but I'm glad I have it.