tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post2593304960025754586..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: God Notices Your Labor!Laurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-62798948156258496522017-09-05T11:26:08.153-07:002017-09-05T11:26:08.153-07:00Thanks, Donald, and Amen to being thankful! As I r...Thanks, Donald, and Amen to being thankful! As I read once, what if today we had only those blessings for which we thanked God yesterday? We often can't change our circumstances, but we can change our attitude and experience the joy of His salvation. <br />God bless,<br />Laurie<br />Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-11256242953420505732017-09-05T10:24:17.499-07:002017-09-05T10:24:17.499-07:00Great post, Laurie.
How many never stop to think a...Great post, Laurie.<br />How many never stop to think about how blessed they are to have a place to sleep or food to eat. A lot of people are like the person who complains about the toilet paper being turned the wrong way on the holder, rather than being thankful someone put a roll on the holder. <br /><br />If we learn to appreciate what God has done for us, our life will be much happier, even though we are experiencing the same things. Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-38593196591598442412017-09-03T11:11:56.587-07:002017-09-03T11:11:56.587-07:00Dear Frank,
Praise God that His mercies are new ev...Dear Frank,<br />Praise God that His mercies are new every morning, and for His long suffering and patience toward us when we grumble instead of being grateful. As you say, the longer we walk with Him, the more opportunities we have to see Him prove Himself faithful, truly working all things together for our good even when we don't appreciate it.<br />You needn't chide yourself for "slow" Christian growth -- so many believers remain bavbs in Christ and never grow at all, whereas you have diligently applied your spiritual gifts to serving Him and edifying others, for which you will be richly rewarded.<br />As I like to think, we're all babies in eternity-years!<br />Thanks as always for sharing your insights and experience, and God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-44400541930727398632017-09-03T07:29:49.427-07:002017-09-03T07:29:49.427-07:00Dear Laurie,
This is a very enlightening article.
...Dear Laurie,<br />This is a very enlightening article.<br />The opposite of giving thanks is grumbling. And sad to say, during my years at work I complained a lot. This was due to my inability to please and satisfy my parents by failing at school back in the 1960's.<br />Therefore I tended to envy those who were successful at school, attended university and graduated, and then hold down a successful professional career.<br />This, I believe, was out of my longstanding desire to make Mum and Dad happy and to be proud of me as their son, just as other parents in the neighbourhood were proud of their offspring.<br />Learning to be thankful to God has taken a long time, but I am getting there. Now as a retiree, I have the time to meditate on the goodness and mercy of God, and appreciate more and more each day his goodness.<br />Perhaps by comparison to other believers, my Christian growth was slow. Nevertheless, compared to eternity, our present lives are like a flash in the pan.<br />An excellent blog, God bless.Frank E. Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.com