Thank You God, For Little Things

THANK YOU GOD, FOR LITTLE THINGS

by HELEN STEINER RICE



THANK YOU, GOD, FOR LITTLE THINGS THAT
OFTEN COME OUR WAY,
THE THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED BUT DON'T
MENTION WHEN WE PRAY-
THE UNEXPECTED COURTESY,
THE THOUGHTFUL, KINDLY DEED,
A HAND REACHED OUT TO HELP US
IN A TIME OF SUDDEN NEED,
OH, MAKE US MORE AWARE, DEAR GOD,
OF LITTLE DAILY GRACES
THAT COME TO US WITH SWEET SURPRISE
FROM NEVER-DREAMED-OF PLACES.



LIFE IS TWICE AS NICE WHEN THOUGHTFUL
THINGS FOLKS DO AND SAY, MAKE EVERY DAY A
SPECIAL DAY.
H.S.R.





ON GOD MY SALVATION AND MY GLORY REST;
THE ROCK OF MY STRENGTH,
MY REFUGE IS IN GOD.



PSALM 62:7
NAS



MY LIFE IS AN EXAMPLE TO MANY,
BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN MY
STRENGTH AND PROTECTION.



PSALM 71:7
NLT



I WILL LOVE YOU, O LORD, MY STRENGTH.



PSALM 18:1
NKJV



BUT I TRUST IN YOUR UNFAILING LOVE;
MY HEART REJOICES IN YOUR SALVATION.



PSALM 13:5
NIV



I LOVE THE LORD BECAUSE HE HEARS
MY VOICE, MY PLEAS FOR MERCY.



PSALM 116:1
GOD'S WORD



GOOD PEOPLE, REJOICE AND BE HAPPY
IN THE LORD. SING ALL YOU WHOSE HEARTS ARE RIGHT.



PSALM 32:11
NCV



BUT I TRUSTED IN YOUR STEADFAST LOVE;
MY HEART SHALL REJOICE IN YOUR SALVATION.
I WILL SING TO THE LORD,
BECAUSE HE HAS DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH ME.



PSALM 13:5-6
NRSV



THROUGH EACH DAY THE LORD POURS HIS
UNFAILING LOVE UPON ME,
AND THROUGH EACH NIGHT I SING HIS SONGS,
PRAYING TO GOD WHO GIVES ME LIFE.



PSALM 42:8
NLT

Daily Inspiration November 3, 2009

NOVEMBER 3RD

FROM THE HEART
A DAILY INSPIRATIONAL
CALENDAR
by HELEN STEINER RICE



WE ROB OUR OWN LIVES MUCH MORE THAN WE KNOW
WHEN WE FAIL TO RESPOND OR IN ANY WAY SHOW
OUR THANKS FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT ARE DAILY OURS-
THE WARMTH OF THE SUN, THE FRAGRANCE OF FLOWERS.



ALL THY WORKS SHALL GIVE THANKS TO THEE O LORD,
AND THY GODLY ONES SHALL BLESS THEE. THEY SHALL
SPEAK OF THE GLORY OF THY KINGDOM, AND TALK OF
THY POWER; TO MAKE KNOWN TO THE SONS OF MEN
THY MIGHTY ACTS, AND THE GLORY OF THE MAJESTY
OF THY KINGDOM.



PSALM 145:10-12
NAS



TODAY CULTIVATE AN APPRECIATION
FOR THE BEAUTY IN NATURE.





THE HEART THAT LOVES IS ALWAYS YOUNG.

-GREEK PROVERB-



THE PASSION OF TWO PEOPLE IN LOVE
IS THE ECHOING CALL OF TWO YEARNING SOULS,
EACH BEING ANSWERED IN UNION WITH THE OTHER.
UNKNOWN



LOVE IS MORE THAN JUST THE UNION OF
TWO BODIES, TWO MINDS, AND TWO HEARTS.
IT IS A RE-UNION OF TWO PARTS COMING
BACK TO THE WHOLE.
UNKNOWN



STREAMS IN THE DESERT
DAILY THOUGHTS FROM
THE DEVOTIONAL CLASSIC
by MRS. CHARLES E. COWMAN



GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH,
AN EVER-PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE.



PSALM 46:1



GOD USES TROUBLE TO TEACH HIS CHILDREN
PRECIOUS LESSONS. THEY ARE INTENDED TO
EDUCATE US. WHEN THEIR GOOD WORK IS DONE,
A GLORIOUS RECOMPENSE WILL COME TO US
THROUGH THEM. HE DOES NOT REGARD THEM AS
DIFFICULTIES BUT AS OPPORTUNITIES.



PREPARING YOUR HEART
FOR PRAYER



WHEN WE BECOME TOO GLIB IN OUR PRAYERS,
WE ARE MOST SURELY TALKING TO OURSELVES.

-A. W. TOZER-



MY SOUL MAGNIFIES THE LORD AND MY SPIRIT REJOICES
IN GOD MY SAVIOR, FOR THE MIGHTY ONE HAS DONE
GREAT THINGS FOR ME, THE HOLY IS HIS NAME.
HIS MERCY IS ON THOSE WHO FEAR HIM,
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.



LUKE :46-47,49-50



I WILL PRAISE YOU FOREVER FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE;
I WILL HOPE IN YOUR NAME, FOR IT IS GOOD. I WILL
PRAISE YOU IN THE PRESENCE OF YOUR SAINTS.



PSALM 52:9



I KNOW THAT I ABIDE IN CHRIST, AND HE IN ME,
BECAUSE HE HAS GIVEN ME OF HIS HOLY SPIRIT.



1 JOHN 4:13



THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD, MY SANCTIFICATION,
THAT I ABSTAIN FROM IMMORALITY AND LEARN
TO POSSESS MY OWN VESSEL IN SANCTIFICATION
AND HONOR. FOR GOD DID NOT CALL ME TO BE
IMPURE, BUT TO LIVE A HOLY LIFE.



1 THESSALONIANS 4:3-4,7



IF SOMEONE IS CAUGHT IN A TRESPASS,
WE WHO ARE SPIRITUAL SHOULD RESTORE HIM IN A SPIRIT
OF GENTLENESS, CONSIDERING OURSELVES,
LEST WE ALSO BE TEMPTED.



GALATIANS 6:1



LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT THINGS YOU HAVE
DONE FOR ME AND FOR YOUR MERCY ON THOSE WHO
FEAR YOU. I THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME YOUR HOLY SPIRIT.
HELP ME TO WALK IN PURITY AND NOT SUCCUMB TO TEMPTATION.
MAY THE LOVE OF CHRIST BE
WITH US TODAY AND ALWAYS!
IN CHRIST NAME WE PRAY,
AMEN.

Take TimeTo Be Kind

TAKE TIME TO BE KIND

by HELEN STEINER RICE



KINDNESS IS A VIRTUE
GIVEN BY THE LORD.
IT PAYS DIVIDENDS IN HAPPINESS,
AND JOY IS ITS REWARD.
FOR IF YOU PRACTICE KINDNESS
IN ALL YOU SAY AND DO,
THE LORD WILL WRAP HIS KINDNESS ALL
AROUND YOUR HEART AND YOU.
AND WRAPPED WITHIN HIS KINDNESS YOU
ARE SHELTERED AND SECURE,
AND UNDER HIS DIRECTION
YOUR WAY IS SAFE AND SURE.





HOW PRECIOUS ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT ME, O GOD!
THEY ARE INNUMERABLE!



PSALM 139:17
NLT



THE LORD IS JUST IN ALL HIS WAYS,
AND KIND IN ALL HIS DOINGS.



PSALM 145:17
NRSV



HE WILL SAVE THEM FROM OPPRESSION
AND FROM VIOLENCE, FOR THEIR LIVES
ARE PRECIOUS TO HIM.



PSALM 72:14
TLB



LET THE KINDNESS OF THE LORD OUR GOD
BE WITH US. MAKE US SUCCESSFUL IN EVERYTHING WE DO.
YES MAKE US SUCCESSFUL IN EVERYTHING WE DO.



PSALM 90:17
GOD'S WORD



HOW PRECIOUS IS YOUR
LOVINGKINDNESS, O GOD!
THEREFORE THE CHILDREN OF MEN
PUT THEIR TRUST UNDER THE
SHADOW OF YOUR WINGS.



PSALM 36:7
NKJV