Something For Which to Celebrate Thanksgiving

 God has granted me His money and i accept His mission of philanthropy...of donating restfully.  These words in my heart are the words of the One indwelling inside.  This is my lesson i learned on Day 22 of my purpose-driven life.  i am called to suffer for Christ's sake, and compared to eternity, i know Jesus endured more than all the pain and suffering i can endure here on earth.  

i cannot live on Rick Warren or Greg Senecal alone but by every word that proceeds through the pens of the prophets and Ellen White.  i'm not left here to bear my trials alone after the death of my parents.  i thought i'd be an orphan but now that i've accepted Christ as my personal Savior, i still have a family.  i'm proud to be considered one of His "little ones" safely beneath the shadow of His wings.  Now that's something for which to celebrate Thanksgiving!  

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all--[Isaiah 53:6]

i was created to become like Christ, my moral consciousness being accountable to God because i was created in His image.  Imagine if i were aborted!  God's plan for me would have been cut short.  To be truly righteous and holy i must take on godly values, renewed from the inside, to exist for God's purpose He has in store for me.  May the Holy Spirit produce in me a Christ-like character, one that is sanctified.  He nudges me with a gentle whisper, often quiet and unassuming, which is what i'm starting to become.  I must continue to let the Holy Spirit change my way of thinking.