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Thankful Thursday ~ God’s Ways

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
~ Isaiah 55:8-9 (ESV)

I am thankful for the passage from Isaiah. Isaiah is proclaiming God’s grace and mercy to the ones who repent and turn from their ways; these particular verses give me great comfort.

I have tried so many times to do things my way, just to fall flat on my back. As I had mentioned last week, I have given it all over to the Lord. And no, I am not taking it back either. Many of you know that I love photography; I want to truly make a living off of it. But it is hard to find clients when you work full-time.

Over the last 5 months I had at least one client; which is really good for me. I am excited to have another booking this up-coming Saturday – Yahoo. Thank You Lord for Your provision in that field. Who knows where the next session leads 😛 – God is Good – All the time.

What are you thankful for this week? Please share in the comment section or by leaving your link to your Thankful Thursday post below; I will make sure to stop by 🙂 .

Thank you again for stopping in; remember: God’s ways are much higher than ours, trust Him with your thoughts and dreams.

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. LaughingLady
2. Denise
3. It Feels Like Chaos
4. Laurie @ Women Taking a Stand
5. Pia
6. jhunnelle
7. GRACE
8. GRACE- Kids turf
9. Kids turf
10. Amazing grace		 11. GRACE
12. Joan @ Reflections
13. Trish @ In So Many Words
14. Pastoral Letters part three
15. Stacy J.
16. UpLIFTing Words
17. Krista @ From The Pages of Love
18. bp
19. Penni
20. Bridget 		21. Faith Hope Cherrytea
22. Jenny Anne@Royal Little Lambs
23. Jessica @ By Grace Alone
24. becky aka theRAV
25. Inspirations from Phather Phil
26. “Dane-Doo”
27. Susan @ one day at a time
28. GinaLaughed
29. God’s Perfect Promises
30. God was there..

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Trust Issues

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.”
~ Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)

The other night I watched my all-time favorite, German TV show called Tatort (loosely translated “crime-scene”). The detective in this particular episode investigated a homicide that kept leading her back to her boyfriend she deeply loved…

Join me today over at Laced with Grace to read the rest of my short devotion.

Photo: 1st TV Station Germany

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Fearless – Free MP3

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
~ John 16:33 (ESV)

I just wanted to pop in really quick to let you know about a free MP3 that you can download from Max Lucado’s website (download here). Max Lucado encouraged the audience to fear less…and trust more!

Remember: God is always with you, even when you think/feel that He does not hear you — He does. See you on January 25th with more on living fear-LESS in 2010…

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Thankful Thursday ~ Prayer

“And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
~ Mark 11:22-24 (ESV)

I know I am a day late on posting my thankful post for this week, but none the less, I am thankful from the bottom of my heart…for prayers.

I am always thrilled when some of my friends ask me if I could pray for them. You know, it is such a privilege. I mean, I do have a list of friends I pray for daily, but if I know specifics, it is very humbling. Not only do I pray for my family and friends, but also when my day goes not so well; I break away to pray.

Jesus is telling us in Mark 11 that we need to believe the prayers we are praying and we can move mountains. You know what? It is true. My sweet friend Lynn is a great example of not giving up on prayers; God is faithful and will answer prayers in HIS time (note: in HIS time)…I too have learned to be patient to wait on His answer (although it is hard at times)…

Yes, I am thankful for prayer – for others and myself. I can come directly to the throne of grace because my Lord has a made a way for me. And if I don’t have all the words, or be eloquent in my prayers, His Spirit will intercede (Romans 8:26-27)…

What are you thankful for this week? This week, my sweet friend, Laurie at Women Taking a Stand is hosting Thankful Thursday; please visit her to link up.

Thanks for still stopping by this week…Remember: God does hear your prayers – be patient waiting for an answer – even if takes until eternity…

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