Grace For Today

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is upon us ? Every year holidays and special events seem to creep up on me faster. Is that I sign I am getting old? Isn’t that the saying?

Thanksgiving has always been a favorite holiday for me, it is a time to reflect upon all I have and give abundance thanks for another year of so much. Both good and those times that were not so good. But as I age I have learned to hang tight even to the “ not so good” bumps in life and figure out a message or lesson.

Lately I have been starting my day by reading Lesa TerKeurst Proverb 31 daily inspiration. I wake up , grab a nice cup of something warm and crawl back under my flannel sheets to take some “ me time” as I enjoy my sips and read what is meant for my day. I have come to love this new addition to my day and have found that it really starts me off on the right foot.

I enjoy it so much I thought it should be included in my blog ~ and so here is one of my recent readings I thought I would share. So much good stuff for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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God gives us “today” grace.

So, we should only carry what we must on this day. Then tomorrow, we will have tomorrow’s grace. And six months from now, the grace for that day will greet us and help us carry the weight of that day.

Where I sometimes get in trouble is trying to carry today’s stress with tomorrow’s worry and the fear of six months from now all with today’s grace. That’s when it all feels like too much to bear.

It’s not that we don’t want to plan for the future and be discerning about how to responsibly handle what’s next. That’s wise and good.

It’s just that we don’t want to become so stressed, fearful and full of anxiety about tomorrow that we miss the grace and goodness of this beautiful day.

Matthew 6:34, NIV: "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

So today, I’m choosing to receive both the grace and the gifts of this Wednesday. I won’t miss one minute of its unexpected treasure and I celebrated every bit of its joy.

This isn’t denying what’s hard. But it is choosing to only do what can be done today.

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What will y’all do to achieve grace today? To give grace to others?

Something to think about ~

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who follow my journey , I cannot share how much it means to me to share ranch photos or thoughts and then have you send a note or a comment. So much good stuff! God Bless.