Grateful for the Grip

Question to think about: Are you grateful for God's grip on your life?

The U.S. is preparing to celebrate the holiday, Thanksgiving, in a difficult time. We must decide if we will be grateful despite the tough times. The thing is we are created to be grateful; however, we often fail to be grateful.

How do we develop gratefulness?

The first principle of developing gratefulness is to acknowledge that God will never leave or fail us . . . never. NEVER! God grips you and I with a love that never stops. NEVER!

It is hard to do . . . but . . . we must take our eyes off the "stuff" of life to the "weight" of life, which is the presence of God:
Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money
[including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions]
and be satisfied with your present
[circumstances and with what you have];
for He [God] Himself has said,
I will not in any way fail you
nor give you up
nor leave you without support.
[I will] not,
[I will] not,
[I will] not
in any degree leave you helpless
nor forsake
nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)!
[Assuredly not!]
(Hebrews 13:5, Amplified)

God will never leave us. . . fail us . . . give us up . . . leave us helpless . . .or . . . take away the grip of love on us. NEVER!

Consciously be aware of God's grip on you.
Be grateful.
Give thanks for the relentless grip of love that God has on you.

Learning with you to be grateful for the grip of God.
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2008 All Rights Reserved)