Wow, has it really been a month since I posted on Thankful Thursday? And, what a month it has been! I will admit, I have thought a lot lately about these posts, and have struggled with it. I have struggled to find and hold on to those things for which I am thankful. I know they are all around me, every day, but I have still struggled to see them.

This week, I will choose to be thankful for God's promises. Even though I do not completely understand the storm I am in, I will choose to be thankful. Because God, unlike man, NEVER goes back on what he has promised. He is ALWAYS there, and never stops loving. Here is what He has given me lately, much-needed Scripture that has calmed my heart and mind. Thank you Daddy, for your reminders.

“For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13)

"The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty."(Proverbs 21:5)

“It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for.”(Ephesians 1:11)

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful." (Colossians 3:12-15)

"being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." (Philippians 1:6)

"What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ--the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith." (Philippians 3:8-9)

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." (Galatians 6:9)

Have a great Thursday!