In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I wanna share something I've been grateful for throughout this year: growth.
If you've read anything else I've written about my experiences this year, you know it's been a challenging year, maybe the hardest one I've faced yet. But God has walked with me every step of the way, even in times when I haven't felt Him there, and that deserves gratitude.
He's grown and strengthened me into the person I am now, who is far more equipped to face the hardships that the world offers than the girl I was a year ago, and that deserves gratitude.
He's shown me that He's in control, even when my world feels like it's falling to pieces, and that deserves gratitude.
Through everything I've been through this year, God has consistently been good to me and helped me through the trials as they've come, and I've grown so much through it all. And to top it all off, He's not done yet. So even though I've walked had to climb so many mountains and walk through so many valleys this year, I can't help but be grateful for all the work God has done in me throughout the past year.
I think Paul summed it up pretty well in Philippians 1:2-4, 12, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything... Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him."
So despite everything, I want to remain grateful for the good that's happened instead of holding grudges about all the time and energy I invested in things that left me with pain and struggles, blood, sweat, and tears. Because those trials last only a moment, but what came from it will last a lifetime. And that, that deserves gratitude.
If you've read anything else I've written about my experiences this year, you know it's been a challenging year, maybe the hardest one I've faced yet. But God has walked with me every step of the way, even in times when I haven't felt Him there, and that deserves gratitude.
He's grown and strengthened me into the person I am now, who is far more equipped to face the hardships that the world offers than the girl I was a year ago, and that deserves gratitude.
He's shown me that He's in control, even when my world feels like it's falling to pieces, and that deserves gratitude.
Through everything I've been through this year, God has consistently been good to me and helped me through the trials as they've come, and I've grown so much through it all. And to top it all off, He's not done yet. So even though I've walked had to climb so many mountains and walk through so many valleys this year, I can't help but be grateful for all the work God has done in me throughout the past year.
I think Paul summed it up pretty well in Philippians 1:2-4, 12, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything... Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him."
So despite everything, I want to remain grateful for the good that's happened instead of holding grudges about all the time and energy I invested in things that left me with pain and struggles, blood, sweat, and tears. Because those trials last only a moment, but what came from it will last a lifetime. And that, that deserves gratitude.
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