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RECEIVE WITH THANKSGIVING Poem Devotional

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Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks. 1 Timothy 4:4(NLT)
RECEIVE WITH THANKSGIVING
A poem and essay by ILMA
What have you been given lately?
Do you thank the Lord God Almighty?
Don’t turn your back on what God has given
E¬¬specially on his Son who died and was risen.
Receive with thanksgiving and gratitude
It will transform your mind and your attitude
Since all God’s creation is good for his plan
Take it and use it for honoring him and his Son.
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Today is Thanksgiving Day and most of us are all busy preparing for the family meals that we celebrate each year. I come from a country where we didn’t celebrate thanksgiving. This is a new tradition for me. A part of me don’t understand why we need to do it only one special day Shouldn’t we thank the Lord each day for the many things he has provided and given us?
Many people do not see miracles in their lives because they are all grumbling about what they don’t have. They want God to give them all their requests even though they have no idea that it may not be good for them after all. The bible tells us that since all things that God made is good, we must not reject any of it but receive it with a thankful heart.
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PRAYER
Lord, give me a heart that is always grateful.
REFLECTION
How can gratitude change your attitude?
For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com

GOD’S CREATION IS GOOD Poem Devotional

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May 5
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Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks. -1 Timothy 4:4 (NLT)
GOD’S CREATION IS GOOD
A poem and essay by ILMA
What do you have that God hasn’t given you?
Hasn’t he provided you with everything good?
Each of God’s creation is for his own glory
Give thanks to him and you will never be sorry.
Gratefulness means never rejecting his creation
Receiving it gratefully brings us close to perfection
God knows all things and has control your destiny
He has your interest at hand; embrace peace to be free.
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Thankfulness changes everything in one’s life. I used to be a very negative thinker and a worrier. It was not hard for me to be filled with all kinds of stinking thinking. A book written by a Christian changed the way I think. Being grateful for little and big things that God has given you daily was one of the tips he recommended. So I started listing down things daily for all things to be thankful for. Only after a few months, I noticed that it wasn’t involuntary for me to entertain negative thoughts anymore. My perspective changed from pessimism to optimism. So many verses in the bible tells us the importance of gratitude. It changes our attitudes. God created everything good and we should never reject any of his creation but receive it with gratitude.
PRAYER
Lord, thank you for all your creation.
REFLECTION
How can you express gratitude for all that God has given you?
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For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com