“I have decided I no longer want to be an adult. So, if anyone needs me, I'll be in my blanket fort...coloring.”

“Unless you become like little children…” Jesus

Be the child but never childish. Celebrate innocence. Be adventurous but also accept that you do not need to know everything about everything. Believe the best without being naive or foolish. Hope in the future God has promised but live in the present moment. Lay hold of the joy of working with your hands; the wonder of discovery, and by all means do not forget to play. Conversations Within” ts 11/24/2014

“I have decided I no longer want to be an adult. So, if anyone needs me, I'll be in my blanket fort...coloring.”

“Unless you become like little children…” Jesus

Be the child but never childish. Celebrate innocence. Be adventurous but also accept that you do not need to know everything about everything. Believe the best without being naive or foolish. Hope in the future God has promised but live in the present moment. Lay hold of the joy of working with your hands; the wonder of discovery, and by all means do not forget to play. Conversations Within” ts 11/24/2014

“We all need a gratitude adjustment from time to time.” Unknown

“Be joyful always; pray continually; in everything give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.”

How delightful that God wants His children to always be joyful. His instructions to make this so is for us to nurture a habit of giving thanks in all circumstances. We should take special notice that it does not say give thanks “for” everything, but “in” everything. Everything that happens to us is not necessarily good, but God is able to work good out of everything that happens to us. Nothing will remind us of this better than giving Him thanks. Conversations Within” ts 11/22/2014

“We all need a gratitude adjustment from time to time.” Unknown

“Be joyful always; pray continually; in everything give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.”

How delightful that God wants His children to always be joyful. His instructions to make this so is for us to nurture a habit of giving thanks in all circumstances. We should take special notice that it does not say give thanks “for” everything, but “in” everything. Everything that happens to us is not necessarily good, but God is able to work good out of everything that happens to us. Nothing will remind us of this better than giving Him thanks. Conversations Within” ts 11/22/2014

”If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.” Meister Eckhart

“Enter His gates with thanksgiving.” Ps.100

There have been a number of occasions when I asked for something only to realize that God had already provided it. Truthfully, I could just as easily thank Him instead of asking Him. Most of the time He has given before I have asked anyway. It doesn't hurt, and surely it will help our faith if we practice giving HIm thanks before He actually answers. There are few things like gratitude that will express and strengthen faith in a single breath. Conversations Within” ts 11/21/2014