Words Of Encouragement To Start The Day ( Friday 11/20/09)

Today’s Devotional Written By A Young Woman That Shows Her Appreciation and Adoration,Unto God and Man: Tracy Koweh

Where’s The “ppreciation”?

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (Amplified Bible)

¹⁸Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will].

I remember this joke I heard about “getting your ppreciation”. The comedian set up the joke by talking about driving on the highway. You know when someone is trying to get over into your lane, and you choose to slow down and let them in. Well, the unspoken universal sign is to put an arm up…... as a sign of your ppreciation. Now, for some reason, speaking as a person who doesn’t get road rage……this gets me very upset when I find myself in this situation.

Not just on the highway, but in life. I’ve gotten to a place where I can bless and give to others without any want or desire for them to return the gift, thought or gesture. But I still am at a place where I need more than a reward from heaven. I still have a need to feel “pprecation”. What’s so crazy about the arm raise, is that it’s something so quick and simple to do, but the affect it has is so great. I find myself at times letting cars in, just to see if they will show me some ppreciation. I then get angered when I feel my good deed has been wasted on someone who didn’t deserve it.

So one day while I was in my car about to get upset, God asked me if I ALWAYS gave Him a signal of ppreciation. Now, to me that was a low blow, but He got my attention with it. He reminded me of some of the times He had let me in, let me slide by, or let me have another chance………. only to have me act like I deserved His blessings, coverings, and love. Told me that sometimes He blesses us, just to see if we will appreciate the blesser or the blessing more.

Today as we prepare to head into the weekend, let us show our “ppreciation” to those who take the time to do things for us, no matter how big or small. But more importantly, let us give God all of the “ppreciation” He so rightly deserves. Don’t let another day go by, that your lack of gratitude would have God regret sending Christ to the cross for you.

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