Thanks for your Christmas gift...

I have been studying the prophet's recent message to the world,  The Healing Power of Gratitude. PDF In it he said, 

Jesus Christ frequently expressed gratitude. Before raising Lazarus from the dead, before miraculously multiplying loaves and fishes, and before passing the cup to His disciples at the Last Supper, the Savior prayed and gave thanks to God. No wonder the Apostle Paul later declared, “In every thing give thanks.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18.)

Look at the pattern! He gave thanks before receiving. So, should I go ahead and mail you a thank you card right now for the awesome Christmas gift you'll be sending me?! How about a month before my birthday, I send out cards thanking people for the gifts they'll be sending? That's such a funny and (truthfully) awkward thought!!! Even presumptuous! 

But with God, our Father, He knows our hearts. He won't see any awkwardness, presumptuousness, or pride in it. Because WE know He and His son are good, and we KNOW They'll give us gifts, and we KNOW They loves us, and so we can give thanks right now!!

Letting God prevail and focusing on Christ, Annabeth

The Beginning

 

 "Let God Prevail." 

What a beautiful thought! What an even better action!

This blog will be a "place of safety" on the internet where we can share our spiritual thoughts openly. In October 2020, President Russell M. Nelson said, 

"With the help of two Hebrew scholars, I learned that one of the Hebraic meanings of the word Israel is “let God prevail.” Thus the very name of Israel refers to a person who is willing to let God prevail in his or her life. That concept stirs my soul!

The word willing is crucial to this interpretation of Israel. We all have our agency. We can choose to be of Israel, or not. We can choose to let God prevail in our lives, or not. We can choose to let God be the most powerful influence in our lives, or not." Let God Prevail

With all of my heart I want to let God prevail in my life. It will be a daily effort, and it won't happen by chance but by choice.

Today I choose to let Him prevail.