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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

UNGRATEFUL Poem devotional

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March 24________________________________________
I trained them and made them strong, yet now they plot evil against me. They look everywhere except to the Most High. – Hosea 7:15-16(NLT)
UNGRATEFUL
A poem and essay by ILMA
Look around you and see how much blessings you got?
The enemy doesn’t want you to see it, that’s his plot
You were freed from sin when Jesus died on the cross
He gave you life so you won’t go astray or be lost.
Are you giving the Lord tribute for all his gifts?
Do you get consumed by life or do you always seek him?
Be thankful for every little thing you have received
It will please the Lord if you continue to praise and believe.
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Don’t you find it offensive if someone you have mentored and developed into a skilled person is actually plotting evil against you? They never give you credit, instead they ignore you. This is exactly the case of God against the Israelites. He brought them to the Promised Land and delivered them from harm and the Egyptians, yet, they turned against him and never thanked him for all that he did for them. If you are a parent, you could probably sympathize with God’s reaction. In fact, parents often pose very high expectations on their children and assume that they will be grateful for all the things they do for them. So, why can’t we give the same gratitude to God?
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PRAYER
Lord, always convict me when I forget to thank you.
REFLECTION
How can gratitude change a person’s 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

DEVOTE TIME FOR PRAYER Poem Devotional

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October 28
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Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. – Colossians 4:2(NLT)
DEVOTE TIME FOR PRAYER
A poem and essay by ILMA
How much time do you spend in prayer?
Do you run to Jesus to cast your cares?
Devote yourselves to prayer regularly
It makes you mindful and healthy.
Connect with the Lord with gratitude
It will definitely transform your attitude
Have an alert mind when you talk to Jesus
He loves intimacy from his children who are precious.
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According to some bible verses, prayer can be defined as a lifting up of our soul to God (Psalm 25:1), a pouring out our heart to God (Psalm 62:8), a crying out to God (Psalm 86:3), a spiritual incense (Revelations 5:8), a coming before the throne of grace (Psalm 84:1-2), a spiritual sacrifice and fruit of our lips (Hebrew 13:5) and a drawing close to God in friendship, fellowship and trust (James 4:8). Jesus taught us to pray and fast in Matthew 6:5-15. He wants us to pray to God in private and not babble on and on like the religious. He shows us that we have to forgive those who sin against us so we can also be forgiven. He gave us the Lord’s prayer which is a prayer of worship and dependence on God for all our needs. We are asked to devote ourselves to prayer with an alert min and gratitude.
PRAYER
Lord, let me never have a day pass without praying.
REFLECTION
What benefits have you reaped from praying?
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

GRATITUDE CHANGES ATTITUDE Poem Devotional

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Great is the Lord who delights in blessing his servant with peace. Then I will proclaim your justice and I will praise you all day long. – Psalm 35:27-28 (NLT)
GRATITUDE CHANGES ATTITUDE
A poem and essay by ILMA
God delights in blessing his servant with peace
Do you seek and hunt it down without cease?
When you sow seeds of love to others
You are blessing your sisters and brothers.
Proclaim God’s goodness and justice all day long
Praising Him will protect you from doing wrong
Lavish the Lord with gratitude and fortitude
You will reap a harvest of righteous attitude.
Do you know that gratitude changes your attitude? I used to be a very whiny and pessimistic person. I always found something to complain or criticize about. A book written by Norman Vincent Peale changed me. I wasn’t reading the bible when I read this book. Somehow, God used this book to change my pessimism and tendency to complain. The book prescribed to have a thank you list daily. It was 27 years ago when I took the prescription of this book. Just 3 years ago, as I became a born again Christian, I learned that this author who has passed away was a Christian writer.
The bible tells us the importance of praising God all day long. It changes and transforms us into becoming more like Christ. Gratitude changes our attitude.
PRAYER
Lord, help me to count all my blessings always.
REFLECTION
How can gratitude change attitude?
For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s Poem Devotionals, or go to www.ilmaarts.com or to receive emails of the poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail