Bridget A. Thomas
Every day is a gift!
Gratitude Challenge 2023 – Day 1
But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. – Psalm 3:3
Dear Heavenly Father, no matter what is going on in our lives, we are thankful to know that You are the shield around us. You keep our heads lifted high and our hearts full. Thank You, Lord. What a joy it is to have You in our lives. You lift our spirits and bring comfort when the road is rocky. When we walk with You, we never walk alone. We love You. We trust You. And we are thankful for You. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
I am grateful that God is my shield and the One who lifts my head high. I am grateful to be embarking on this gratitude journey with you. And I’m grateful for pretty sunrises and sunsets.
What are you grateful for today?
Bridget A. Thomas 
What a beautiful prayer, Bridget! Thanks for sharing this and for launching the Gratitude Challenge 2023! Great food for thought !
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Rainer, thank you for stopping by. I pray this month will be a blessing, as we recall all the blessings in our lives and how God is always there for us. It’s all about Him 🙌🙏
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My pleasure, my friend! Amen 🙏 I pray that will be the case as well as we reflect on gratitude this month.
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My family–my wife, 3 daughters, son-in-law, and granddaughter.
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Family is definitely a precious gift!
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I am grateful for you and your encouraging words. I am looking forward to spending this time together.
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Aw thank you,y friend. I’m thankful for you too! ♥️ I’m looking forward to the month ahead also!! 🤗
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Love the prayer Bridget and the verse. A wonderful way to start this challenge, reminding ourselves that he is our shield.
I am grateful for my family’s and my health ( was reminded recently that we tend to take it for granted)
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So thankful to know God is our shield. What comfort that brings! And I agree! Our family and our health are things to be thankful for. You’re right, too often we take things like that for granted.
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We’re blessed that we’re never alone because of God’s faithfulness, He’ll never leave us empty no matter what but we must make the choice to lean into Him. ❤️
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Such a good point, Alicia. We do have to choose, sometimes moment by moment. When we learn to do that, though, it brings us such strength and peace. 🙌♥️
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I’m grateful for time off today, LOL. Long weekend, here I come!
Also, thankful for great reading and blogging friends to catch up with! ❤️🫶🏻
Thanks for sharing and encouraging us, Bridget. 🙂
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Yay for time off and a long weekend! I agree with great reading and blogging friends too! You’re welcome and thank you for being here 🤍🤗
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Amen Bridget. Thank you for the prayer. Earlier today, I was thanking the Lord for the growth I have seen in myself. Of course, I will be learning and growing as long as I am here but still thankful for where I am today, compared to years ago.
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Amen to that! Each day the Lord is molding us and helping us grow. We have such a caring God! I love that you saw that and thanked God for it. Too often I am hard on myself for not being further along. But you’re right, when we look back to where we used to be, we can see how much He has helped us grow. ♥️♥️
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Amen! His gentle love, moves the breadth within our soul. His amazing grace, reveals the depth of His heart!
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So beautifully said! 🙌
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A dear friend discovered she had a bleeding ulcer, after going to the ER on Saturday. She came home yesterday and is already healing.
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Oh praise God for His healing power 🙌 Prayers for your friend that she will continue to heal quickly 🙏
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Amen
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