We always thank God for all of you and
continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and
Father your work produced by faith, your
labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired
by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Thessalonians 1:2-3 NIV
Being part of
the people of God is a blessing. We are
part of a people who are eternally grateful for God’s love and the hope he has
given us in Christ. We know what it is
to receive mercy. We are the family of
the forgiven. We accept each other because God has accepted us.
Maintaining a
faithful and humble walk with God is next to impossible without the
encouragement of our brothers and sisters in Christ. We all have weak times, perhaps even times we
feel like completely giving up. But then
God prompts someone to pray for us or to smile at us or to give a gift to us or
to hug us or to speak an encouraging word to us. And then we have energy again. Then God’s light pierces our darkness.
Who in God’s
family has encouraged you? Who has shown
the kindness of our Heavenly Father to you?
Take time this week to thank them.
Send them a personal note or an email.
Buy them a small gift of thanks or thank them publicly on Facebook. Pray for God’s
blessing to fill their lives. Every act
of kindness and every thankful response makes us stronger together.
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