Living Gratefully

We have all these great people around us as examples. Their lives tell us what faith means. So we, too, should run the race that is before us and never quit. We should remove from our lives anything that would slow us down and the sin that so often makes us fall. We must never stop looking to Jesus. He is the leader of our faith, and he is the one who makes our faith complete. He suffered death on a cross. But he accepted the shame of the cross as if it were nothing because of the joy he could see waiting for him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God's throne. Think about Jesus. He patiently endured the angry insults that sinful people were shouting at him. Think about him so that you won't get discouraged and stop trying. Hebrews 12.1-3 ERV

 

I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am for those who are currently, and have been previously, showing me how much God loves me and how great the redemption through Jesus really is. Over the next several weeks or months or years, I will be sharing publicly the thanks I have shared privately.

 

Last Sunday, a man spoke with us at church about the focus on gratitude in the Japanese culture, especially during the celebration of the new year. They do a good job of not just being thankful but also they tell those who've impacted them of that gratitude. I want to be more Japanese in that way.

 

This will be my new Thankful Thursday blogging tradition.