Bridget A. Thomas
Every day is a gift!
Gratitude Challenge 2023 Recap
What an amazing November we had! I hope you all enjoyed the gratitude challenge as much as I did. It was an inspiring month, as we drew closer to God. Each day we focused our attention on the Psalms, prayer, gratitude, and praise.
You might have noticed that we started with a verse from Psalm 3 and continued in order until we reached a verse from Psalm 25. In each day’s message I was following a similar pattern to what I discussed in a prior post called “The Best Thing I Did All Year.” In a nutshell, I took a verse from the Psalms and then wrote a prayer about it.
If you enjoyed the gratitude challenge and you want more of it, you can take this pattern and work through more verses in the Psalms on your own. You can either pick up where we left off in Psalm 25. Or start over at the beginning in Psalm 1. When we reflect on verses from the Bible this way it helps us to capture its meaning more deeply and also helps us to learn the heart of God.
Throughout the month, my hope was that all of us would see the goodness of God. We would see that no matter what we were walking through, He was always beside us. Even when life is difficult, our Heavenly Father is trustworthy.
I fear too often we miss the beauty in our own lives because we are just going through the motions, or too busy, or merely trying to survive another day. Life can be a rocky road. But when we lean on God and His strength, we can face each day with peace.
I put together a playlist on Spotify of the 30 songs we listened to this month. If you already have a Spotify account, I believe opening this playlist will be easy. For those of you who don’t have a Spotify account, you might be asked to create one to access. Here is the link. This is the first time I have tried this, so forgive me if anything goes awry. 😅🙏
Thank you for walking through the Gratitude Challenge with me. It is more enriching when we have friends by our side to learn and grow with.
Thank you for reading. I hope you have a blessed weekend.
Bridget A. Thomas 
I loved the series and how you gave us a deeper glimpse into the Psalms. I also love that you created a playlist. That’s awesome. I appreciate you and the great work you’ve done through this series, Bridget.
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Thank you, Rainer. What a gift it is to show God our gratitude and praise for all He does in our lives. It not only honors Him, but it brings us joy too! 🙌
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Bridget, I loved doing the gratitude challenge with you again this year. It always blesses me. I really enjoyed the route through the psalms and the prayer pertaining to the verse you picked. It is quite a good way to follow at other times too. Thank you for creating the Spotify playlist, I am going to be checking that out now.
God bless you, my friend 💙
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Thank you, Manu. When we intentionally carve out time each day to give thanks to God, it’s amazing how it sets the tone for our day. The little stressors in life aren’t as intimidating because we know the Lord is always with us. God bless you too, my friend 🤗
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I enjoyed your Gratitude Challenge not only reading your posts but also stopping to reflect on what I am grateful to God for
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Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I did too. And I hope we all can continue to hold gratitude in our hearts. 🤗
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“Life can be a rocky road. But when we lean on God and His strength, we can face each day with peace.” Amen! Thanks for the challenge. It had become part of my day that I looked forward to. The Psalms are so inspiring. 🥰
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I agree. The Psalms are so special, and they help us keep our focus in the right direction – with gratitude and praise. I’m so glad you enjoyed the gratitude challenge. Thank you for being along for the journey. ♥️
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Now, always, forever, gratitude should be the heart’s desire!
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Amen 🙌🙏
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Thank you for doing this Bridget. I also loved all the colored sky pictures. Gratitude puts colors into our day/existence. It is also an “unexplainable” without God in the picture.
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I love the way you put that – “Gratitude puts color into our day/existence.” Yes He does! 🙌
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Thank you for leading the way, Bridget, as you prayed through the psalms. Personalizing verses is a worthy way to expand understanding, appreciation, love for our Heavenly Father, and even astonishment in his wisdom and deeds.
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So true! I love starting my morning by reflecting on the Psalms, because it helps start my day with praise for our Loving Lord ♥️ 🙌
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Love November’s gratitude challenge.
I hope my Spotify account will work with being able to “link/listen to” those songs, that’s neat!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it. And I enjoyed all of our chats. I hope your Spotify works. Enjoy! 🎵
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