When receiving a gift, like a sweater, it’s great to say thank you to the person that gave it to you, but the best way to show appreciation is to wear the sweater, use it the way intended, and just enjoy it. I have seen situations where someone gave a gift and the receiver just kept saying thank you and never used the gift, sometimes never even taken it out of the box.
Even worse would be to use the sweater to soak up spilled drinks and patch up old pants. Using the gift against it’s intended purpose will overshadow all the thank-you’s that your vocal chords can handle.
Each day we are given by God we should be thankful for, which doesn’t mean sit at home all day thanking Him for the day but enjoying the day and enjoying this gift the way it was intended to be enjoyed.
I have heard many times, “live like you are going to die tomorrow” and “live as if this is the first day of the rest of your life”. I while I was enjoying the company of some friends and enjoying a laugh, I felt like I wasn’t being thankful, but I feel like God said “Live like you were supposed to die yesterday, but for some reason God gave you one more day”.
Basically with that mindset, I would first be curious of why He gave me the extra day, I don’t think I am putting words in God’s mouth if I said the reason we have breath and this day, is to Love Him and Love people.
Tomorrow, if you are still alive, the reason you are still alive is to Love.
God is love, when we Love God gets the glory. There is an adventure in loving.
your friend,
-Isaac
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Isaac,
Usually i just mail you but in light of what you just said maybe i should take advantage of this moment…
Each day is truly a gift from God..
Sometimes when a gift is of great worth we are afraid to use it. It sits there gathering dust because we are afraid we might lose it or damage it in some way. Maybe we don’t want to be scolded for using it wrong so in fear of misusing it we leave it there. After awhile it is easy to forget about the gift we have been given. It sits there neglected.
God expects us to use what he gives us for His glory.. i for one need to be forgiven for not remembering that.
i often thank people for shining their light before men so that i might glorify my Father in heaven because of them. i need to remember not to neglect shining my own light instead of basking in everyone elses.
My mom used to have a little wall hanging that said…
“The love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay. Love isn’t love til you give it away.”
Forever His,
Kim
This is something great.
Love is key indeed and we should definitely be thankful God gave us the strngth to wake up today.
I’ve never been happier.
Thank you Isaac. You just made my day a bit more brighter.