Our church is going through the book of Luke, verse by verse. We are in Luke 10 right now. So a few of my thank yous are based on the teaching I heard this morning.
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194. I rejoice that my name is written in Heaven...Lord forgive me for not always being mindful that this is miraculous!
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195. I am thankful that God is sovereign over everything. No trial or pain can come to me that is not under His control...and He loves me. This is so comforting!
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196. I am thankful that His name is going out all over the world and people are coming to Him in places that used to be untouched by the gospel. There are more Christians in China now than there are people in England. I pray for those Christians often...that they will somehow reach Betsie's birth family and some of the people who helped us adopt her.
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197. Tonight we are having dinner with some old friend, Bryan and Michele and their boys. I am thankful for this! We have only seen them once or twice in over four years because we live in different cities now. But there was a time when we saw them a few times a week. They were the kind of friends that you called on Friday night and said, "What are we doing tonight?" We never had to call and say, "Would you like to get together?" It was understood. And we had a regular Christmas tradition too, complete with gifts and a nice meal. They were a reference for us when we adopted. Bryan and Jason held each other accountable for many years. We prayed for each other as we moved from apartments to houses, babies being born, job changes, graduations, marriage issues, financial issues, health issues, and extended family issues! Then we moved. We've been in touch, but we rarely see each other. Well, tonight we are meeting at a favorite restaurant and I can't wait!
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I think that paragraph should count for a few gifts, don't you? (friends, fellowship, accountability, food, tradition, etc. Yep, I will start with 201 on my next list. Hey...it's my blog!)
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