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Blessed Beyond Measure

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you.

Colossians 1:3 Holman CSB

As believing Christians, we are blessed beyond measure. god sent His only Son to die for our sins. And, god has given us the priceless

gifts of eternal love and eternal life. We, in turn, are instructed to approach our Heavenly Father with reverence and thanksgiving. But, as busy women caught up in the inevitable demands of everyday life, we sometimes fail to pause and thank our Creator for the countless blessings He has bestowed upon us. When we slow down and express our gratitude to the One who made us, we enrich our own lives and the lives of those around us. Thanksgiving should become a habit, a regular part of our daily routines. Yes, god has blessed us beyond measure, and we owe Him everything, including our eternal praise.

—————————————Do we not continually pass by blessings innumerable without notice, and instead fix our eyes on what we feel to be our trials and our losses, and think and talk about these until our whole horizon is filled with them, and we almost begin to think we have no blessings at all?

Hannah Whitall Smith

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A Love That Changes Everything

Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God. He is your life.

Colossians 3:3 MSG

What does the love of Christ mean to His believers? It changes everything. His love is perfect and steadfast. Even though we

are fallible, and wayward, the good Shepherd cares for us still. Even though we have fallen far short of the Father’s commandments, Christ loves us with a power and depth that is beyond our understanding. And, as we accept Christ’s love and walk in Christ’s footsteps, our lives bear testimony to His power and to His grace. Yes, Christ’s love changes everything; may we invite Him into our hearts so it can then change everything in us.

—————————————This hard place in which you perhaps find yourself is the very place in which god is giving you opportunity to look only to Him, to spend time in prayer, and to learn long-suffering, gentleness, meekness—in short, to learn the depths of the love that Christ Himself has poured out on all of us.

Elisabeth Elliot

A PRAYER FOR TODAYDear Jesus, my life has been changed forever by Your love and sacrifice. Today I will praise You, I will honor You, and I will walk with You. Amen