Thank you! I thought those would be the best possible words to start off the first day of November. 🙂 Please know that they are sincere. Thank you for choosing to join me this month as we endeavor to be intentional about our gratitude for others!
If you subscribe to PetalsfromtheBasket.com (remember to confirm your email address), each morning you will receive a short email of the blog post for that day. The email/blog post will contain a reminder of the gratitude focus and will also contain a few practical ideas for showing sincere thanks to the person you selected from that “category.”
The email/blog post will also contain a short inspirational/devotional thought based on the name or character quality of God for that day. As a woman of faith, I wanted to include this part because my deepest gratitude is for the God Who loves me with an unfailing love! To speak of gratitude without including Him just didn’t seem right!
[If you still need a downloadable copy of the “Thirty Days of Gratitude” chart, you can find one here.]
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Our first day together is a little different because we don’t have a “physical” person to thank. But let’s get started, shall we?
Day 1:Â Gratitude focus – God
Quality or name of God – The God of truth
“Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O Lord, the God of truth.” (Psalm 31:5, NIV)
I could think of no better way to start our month than with a day of praise and thanks to God—the God of truth! The word ‘truth’ in today’s verse is not merely referring to the absence of anything false. It goes much deeper. The Hebrew word is ’emeth, meaning “faithfulness,” “reliability,” and “stability.” In fact, some translations use “faithful God” instead of “God of truth.”
When the storms of life come at us, we can rely on the faithful and true God Who never changes. His reliability provides a security and a strength that are incomparable and that deserve our highest gratitude!
Take a moment today and simply say, “Thank You, faithful God, for being the truth that never changes. I am grateful that I can rely on You…for everything!”
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” (JFK)
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Additional reading (for reading through the Psalms in 30 days):
Psalm 1, 31, 61, 91, 121
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Which definition for “God of truth” are you thankful for today? Feel free to leave a comment stating which one…and why.
I am thankful that our God is faithful! Each and every day when I get up I know that He will be there to help me through. This is especially helpful as I am trying, along with my husband, to raise our new son. I am excited to be able to share the amazing love and character of God to him as he grows.
I love this, Jess! What a precious little treasure you have been given, and I love that you get to share with him just WHO this amazing God is!
I’ve been working for the last few months to memorize Psalm 91 and shared it at our thankfulness sharing time around the “Thanksgiving” table today. (Our coworkers took advantage of a holiday today to host their annual Thanksgiving dinner on a day when people could come since they didn’t have to work). Then I came here and saw that Ps 91 is on the additional reading for today. I am so thankful for God’s faithfulness as my refuge and my fortress, and the one who is my only hope for salvation.
Alice, I’m going to share this with my mom. She loves Psalm 91 and the Lord has used it to her encourage and strengthen her many times! How awesome that you got to celebrate Thanksgiving today in Spain!