Today You are a candidate for something Great! I'm not sure
what it is that will happen in your business, in your marriage, in your
ministry, or family. But I do know that something GREAT can happen to you
granted that you do something that you probably haven’t done in a while.
You ready? BE THANKFUL! I wrote yesterday about gratitude
and how we should identify 7 things that we are grateful for. But I want to
take it a bit further and challenge you to actually put your feet to the things
that are coming from your mouth and racing through your heart.
Gratitude deals with the condition of your heart while Thankfulness
deals with your actions. There are PLENTY of people that I am thankful for.
Many are still here on the earth and some are long gone. Some I've met and some
I haven’t met, but I am still thankful for their existence and what their
obedience to God has done for my life. Thankfulness triggers an emotional and
physical response from a person.
Just think about it, let’s go way back..Back into time when
you were in your Batman Pajamas that were clearly too little, but you held on
to them anyway because they made you feel like you had special powers ((*Looks
around* Oh…Just me again...Okay…)) So ummm back to that Christmas Eve Night as
you are opening up your presents and one by one you tear the wrapping off
uncovering all the things that you’re grateful for. Then Mom or dad disappears
from the room and brings back a present wrapped neatly in red wrapping paper,
with a big blue bow on the top, with your name plastered in big, bright, and
BOLD letters. Your heart beats faster and faster with every step they make
towards you until finally it’s in your hand. It’s almost like time freezes
around you as you tear the once neatly folded wrapping paper off the box, only to uncover the passion and very
purpose of your little existence! You SCREAM with one of those Tevin Campbell,
meets Darryl Coley, meets Tea Kettle squeals as your eyes fall on the object of
your desire….TEDDY RUPSKIN!! You almost faint because the blood rushes through
your head, and you barely rip your little batman cape from your back because
you’re jumping around the house. Kind of Like This Guy(Click HERE to see PURE EXCITEMENT) Up and down, up and down, running all over the
place, and making promises and saying words to your parents like, “You’ll never
have to tell me to clean my room again” and “I love you, I Love you, I Love
you!, This is THE BEST DAY EVER, You GUYS ARE THE GREATEST!!!!”
So I took you back to your childhood for a certain reason…to
show you the true meaning of Christmas
(Just kidding)
No, it was to bring home the case and point that when you
are TRULY Thankful, it will trigger some sort of response that is noticeable by
not only the person you’re thankful for, but everyone around you! It could be a
tweet honoring a person who has helped you, a card of some sort, send some
flowers, send some money or a present, write a HANDWRITTEN letter, song, or
poem for them. Stop by their home or office, or a publicly acknowledgement
their deed to honor them!
Whatever it is, do something that will display your
thankfulness for that person to ensure THEY KNOW IT! It may not be big and
extravagant, but do YOUR part to let hem know how they have impacted your life…and
rest assured, God will do His part in sending GREAT things Your way!!
Keep Running!
TS
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