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What Are You Thankful For?

I cannot believe this week is Thanksgiving!  I thought for this week's post, I'd take a page out of Joby Martin's book.  A while back, Joby asked everyone to make a gratitude list.  In this list, you simply list out things you are grateful for using your age as the number of things.  I figured this would be a great exercise to do this week.

Writing out the things you are grateful for and then giving them all back to God is extremely important.  As I have matured in my faith, I have been able to look back on my life and see that God has had His hand on everything I've been given and every accomplishment.  This week, I hope you look back on your life and give thanks to the God who loves you so much that He gave his only Son up for you....all while knowing your past, present, and future!

Here is my list:

1.  Jesus
2.  The Bible
3.  Love and support of family
4.  Close friends
5.  Conviction
6.  Failures
7.  Wins
8.  The Church of the Apostles and team there
9.  Men's group
10.  Dr. Michael Yousseff
11.  RT Kendall's Sermon: Forgiveness
12.  Spiritual desire
13.  My job at Corner Lot and the company's Christian values
14.  College Golf Fellowship
15.  Leading the Way Organization
16.  Technology and Podcasts
17.  My health
18.  Soft clothes
19.  Guitar
20.  Coastal Carolina Golf Team
21.  House
22.  Financial means
23.  Lake Oconee
24.  Proximity to the ocean
25.  Seeing the horizon line and the sunrise and sunsets
26.  Morgan Stanley and those who helped me there
27.  Janney Montgomery Scott and the team there
28.  Car
29.  Freedom and living in the United States
30.  Heckscher Drive
31.  Nature

I hope you find some time this week to write down your own list.  I would enjoy to see what things you have on your list!

My prayer this week for you is that you are able to see all of the blessings you have in your life and that you are able to trace those blessings to our great God who gave them to you!

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Song of the Week:  O Praise The Name: Shane and Shane

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