{"id":4375,"date":"2011-11-24T07:50:33","date_gmt":"2011-11-24T12:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=4375"},"modified":"2011-11-24T07:50:33","modified_gmt":"2011-11-24T12:50:33","slug":"give-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=4375","title":{"rendered":"Give Thanks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today I am thankful for…<\/p>\n

GOD<\/strong> who loves me and gave His son sacrificially to pay the price for my sins.
\nJESUS<\/strong> through whom I have been redeemed and restored into a relationship with God.
\nThe HOLY SPIRIT<\/strong> that convicts, leads, and guides me to honor the Lord with my actions, my attitude, and my thoughts.
\nCLINT<\/strong> who is the most godly, wise, loving, handsome, strong, hilarious, and amazing husband I could have ever been blessed to spend all my days with.
\nEMMA<\/strong> who is my beautiful, gorgeous, adventurous, creative, and loving sweet daughter who will do amazing things for the glory of God and the good of others.
\nMy MOM<\/strong> who has always set for me an incredible example of what it looks like to love your family and encourage them towards their dreams.
\nMy sister KATIE<\/strong> and her husband JD<\/strong> who are some of the most generous, thoughtful, creative, and passionate people I know that I would also choose as dear friends.
\nMy brother KEVIN<\/strong> who has so graciously always gone along with the plan, served his family and his country well, has been the source of so many fun adventures over the years, and an all around awesome guy to hang out with.
\nMy in-laws MARTY, GAIL, and GREG<\/strong> who love our family so well, who raised a son that is so thoughtful and caring, and who are always fun to have around.
\nNORTH COBB CHRISTIAN SCHOOL<\/strong>, a place where we can be bold about the pursuit of truth, somewhere that I absolutely love to go and serve everyday, the home of many of my most abiding and rewarding friendships, and a source of so much happiness for our family as we “do life” with the NCCS community.
\nCEDARCREST CHURCH<\/strong> where we have found a place of worship, a community of connections and encouragement as we grow together in Christ, and a place for us to serve utilizing the gifts and abilities that God has trusted us with.
\nLIBERTY UNIVERSITY<\/strong>, a place that allows me to grow in knowledge and truth as I seek to grow in both the understanding and application of God’s word as I completed my masters degree and as I pursue my doctorate in education.
\nFRIENDS<\/strong> that encourage me in my walk with the Lord, who hold me accountable to being a person of integrity, and challenge me to run hard after Christ for the glory of God and the good of others.<\/p>\n

Psalm 31:19<\/strong><\/p>\n

19<\/strong>\u00a0 Oh, how abundant is your goodness,
\nwhich you have stored up for those who fear you
\nand worked for those who take refuge in you,
\nin the sight of the children of mankind!<\/p>\n

Psalm 95:1-6<\/strong><\/p>\n

1<\/strong>\u00a0 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;
\nlet us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
\n2<\/strong>\u00a0 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
\nlet us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
\n3<\/strong>\u00a0 For the Lord is a great God,
\nand a great King above all gods.
\n4<\/strong>\u00a0 In his hand are the depths of the earth;
\nthe heights of the mountains are his also.
\n5<\/strong>\u00a0 The sea is his, for he made it,
\nand his hands formed the dry land.<\/p>\n

6<\/strong>\u00a0 Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
\nlet us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!<\/p>\n

Psalm 100<\/strong><\/p>\n

1<\/strong>\u00a0 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
\n2<\/strong>\u00a0 Serve the Lord with gladness!
\nCome into his presence with singing!<\/p>\n

3<\/strong>\u00a0 Know that the Lord, he is God!
\nIt is he who made us, and we are his;
\nwe are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.<\/p>\n

4<\/strong>\u00a0 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
\nand his courts with praise!
\nGive thanks to him; bless his name!<\/p>\n

5<\/strong>\u00a0 For the Lord is good;
\nhis steadfast love endures forever,
\nand his faithfulness to all generations.<\/p>\n

Psalm 107:1<\/strong><\/p>\n

1<\/strong>\u00a0 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
\nfor his steadfast love endures forever!<\/p>\n

1 Chronicles 29:11-13<\/strong><\/p>\n

11<\/strong>\u00a0Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.12<\/strong>\u00a0Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.13<\/strong>\u00a0And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.<\/p>\n

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