Positive Thoughts

Things have been challenging over the last several years for me personally and over the world.  I've been looking for ways to keep my spirits up knowing while things may be bad, they could always be worse. 

One thing I tried early this year is signing up for several devotions from BibleGateway.com. This is a great site if you are looking for one that has many Biblical offerings all in one place. The site is also easy to use and has a mobile app.

In today's "Standing Strong Through the Storm" daily inspirational devotion author Paul Estabrooks quotes an anonymous inspiration using each letter from the American alphabet. Here it is below:


A lthough things are not perfect B ecause of trial or pain C ontinue in thanksgiving. D o not begin to blame, E ven when the times are hard. F ierce winds are bound to blow. G od is forever able. H old on to what you know; I magine life without His love, J oy would cease to be. K eep thanking Him for all the things L ove imparts to thee. M ove out of "Camp Complaining." N o weapon that is known, O n earth can yield the power P raise can do alone. Q uit looking at the future; R edeem the time at hand; S tart every day with worship. T o "thank" is a command U ntil we see Him coming V ictorious in the sky. W e'll run the race with gratitude; X alting God most high. Y es, there'll be good times and yes some will be bad, but...
Z ion waits in glory...where none are ever sad! 
  
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