Joseph

Is it just me, or is it kind of amazing the heights to which God raised Joseph from when he was thrown into that cistern?

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+37%3A20&version=NIV

For the whole Joseph story, here:

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+37%3A20-Exodus+1%3A8&version=NIV

rest

Today, I thank God for rest. *ahhhhhhh....* Thanks, Father.

knowledge

Today, I thank God for knowledge. Thanks, Father.

By the way, in case anybody wonders, I don't think the only way God will hear me is through this blog. :) This is just public acknowledgement, giving credit where it's due and sharing my gratitude.

stability

Today, I thank God for stability. Thanks, Father.

job

Today, I thank God for my job. It helps pay the bills, it's not ditch-digging, I like it and it's stable. Thanks, Father.

yes

Today, I thank God for reminding me to have my "yes" be "yes" and my "no", "no". Thanks, Father.

tenner

This is a tenner: Today, I thank God for hope, progress, restoration, resources, rest, church, volunteering, food and creativity. Thanks, Father.

restoration and hope

8/24/2010

Today I thank God for restoration. Thanks, Father.

8/25/2010

Today, I thank God for hope. Thanks, Father

restoration

Today, I thank God for restoration. Thanks, Father.

article

One of the best articles I've ever read. Great for Christians in the entertainment industry:

http://hollywoodconnect.com/learn/read/the-10-biggest-mistakes-made-by-christians-in-the-entertainment-industry

today

Today, I thank God most for, again, His timing and arranging. Woke up to a ministry I support calling to thank me and offer prayer, thought I'd miss the message at church and got there just about as the spoken part (after worship) was starting and had a great, productive day otherwise capped off by a nice burger on lettuce and spending time with family. Thanks, Father. Nicely done.

rellies2

Today, I thank God most for His timing and His arranging; great things happened and the day worked out better than I could have planned. Thanks, Father.

relatives

Today, I thank God for being able to see out-of-town relatives. Thanks, Father.

Kenneth E. Hagin

Today, I'm most grateful to God for a great teacher like Kenneth E. Hagin. I had heard of him for years, then I heard him, and I "got" it. Wow. Thanks, Father.

old friend

Today, I thank God most for an "old" friend of mine (nearly 20 years) whom I talked to just a little bit ago. Thanks, Father.

thanking God for people

Today, I'm most grateful to God for Gloria Copeland.

http://www.kcm.org/media/index.php?p=media

I also thank Him for Jim Bakker.

http://www.jimbakkershow.com/

Thanks, Father.

pastor

Today, I'm most grateful to God for a great pastor through whom I can hear God. Thanks, Father.

job

Today, I am most grateful to God for my job. Thanks, Father.

day at home

Today, I thank God for a day of staying at home with little to do but watch "Babylon 5". Maybe go work out later, like 8 or 9pm. Thanks, Father.

shape

Today, I thank God that I'm in better physical shape at 40 than I was at 30. Thanks, Father.

friends

Today, I'm most grateful for my salvation. That's a given every day. Also, I'm always grateful for old friends and family. Aside from that, I'm also grateful for the support of my friends here in Tulsa, or that I've met while here in Tulsa. I don't believe in happenstance or randomness, but I do believe God brings people together. I thank God for bring me together with these people. Thanks, Father.

alteration

Decided today to go back to what I originally wanted to do with the gratitude blog thing: thank God for ten things a day in one post. Not a bunch of posts. :) I was getting pretty religious about it and it showed. Anyway, this oughtta make things easier. Maybe even just thank God for one thing a day--the one thing I'm most grateful for...(and of course I realize that it doesn't take Facebook to thank God). Thanks, Father, for the insight.

intake

I ate worse than expected this weekend, but I still weigh less than I thought I would--glory to God! Still need to watch the intake, though. Again, thanks, Father.

"Shattered"

Script for "Shattered", first draft anyway, is done! Praise God! And it is actually kind of sweet...thank You, Father, for an ending I didn't expect.

half a life

If you only half-live, you live only half a life. Thanks for showing me that, Father.

live

Just realized one of my main problems, a thing holding me back: I hold back--always holding something in reserve. This is no way to live. I thank God for showing me that. :-)

growth

Worked my lats yesterday. They hurt today. Yeah! Thanks, Father, for the coming growth!

weight loss

I thank God today for a great workout, weight loss and and seeing a bodybuilding acquaintance. Thanks, Father.

unexpected influence

I thank God for unexpected influence and for favor. Thanks, Father.

legs

I also thank God for my legs' getting more muscular. Thanks, Father.

geographically-speaking

I thank God today that it might turn out He's got me in the right place after all--or very near to it...geographically-speaking...Thanks, Father.

time

I'm going to spend the whole weekend writing and watching movies (and going to church--volunteer Saturday and church on Sunday). Thanks for the time and resources, Father.

protein

Today I decided I need to rely more on non-meat sources of protein. Thanks for decision, Father.

tv

Well, finally got the TV today, so praise God for that. Next up: attachments to hook the computer into the TV and watch Netflix on it. Thanks, Father!

average payment plans

Today I thank God for average payment plans on utilities. Thanks, Father. :-D

connections

Today, I thank God for connections on all levels. They are how most of the best stuff has happened, happens now and will happen to me. Thank You, Father.

hacked

I thank God I don't go around quite as hacked-off all the time as I used to. The love of God does that for me when I let it. Thanks for that, Father.

wrasslin'

I also thank God for full episodes of TNA Impact! online. :) Like watching the old WCW. Thanks, Father

thanks

Today, I thank God for being God. Also for rest, a very calm day (after the workout), plenty of food, resources, friends, connections and, okay, pretty girls. Now, if I just knew how to talk to them...I thank God in advance for that knowledge. Funny how I never thought to ask Him for that knowledge...Thanks, Father. :)

good point

Good point brought up by Kenneth Copeland on "The Believer's Voice of Victory": God is in control, but are you in His control? Thanks, Father, for bringing that up.

http://www.bvov.tv/asx/bvov/100804.asx

done

I thank God that the final day of principal photography on "Commitment" is done as of yesterday. Well-done, guys. And, as ever, thanks, Father.

promise of God

Ever just taken Psalm 23:1 by itself and thought about it--gotten a glimmering of how much that means exclusive of the rest of the chapter? Wow. That's one promise of God I'm definitely holding onto! Thanks, Father!

healing

Today, I thank God for healing. And rest. Thanks, Father.

more divine favor

I'm grateful to God for more divine favor. Thanks, Father! :)

boss

I also thank God for favor with my boss. :)

witness

Just listening to "The Believer's Voice of Victory", and Gloria Copeland mentioned something about the Word (Bible) being a witness, and I got it. If you need a witness as in something to verify the truth, go to the Word. Which is one of the reasons we need to know the Word very well. Thanks, Father, for the Copelands and their ministry and for increased understanding.

Psalm 27:14

I like this verse--I take it as my verse for the day: Psalm 27:14: "Wait for the LORD, be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD" (NIV). It seems at first a little off-putting, perhaps, but when you consider what it's saying, it doesn't just leave you out there twisting in the wind. It prescribes HOW to wait for the LORD (I'm doing caps there because in the OT it's in those caps--roughly). I thank God for having me read that chapter over after I'd glossed over it. Great stuff. Thanks, Father.

prayer journal entry

Here's my prayer journal entry for today after reading Psalm 27:

Ps. 27:14-- "Wait for the LORD, be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.

Summation of the chapter?

Dear Sean,

In whatever circumstance, call upon Me. I am here. I am there. I will answer. I am not across the universe and it'll take Me a minute to get there. I am across the universe _and_ in you. I am already where you are. Even if I weren't, what is time to Me? I could be there.

The messengers sometimes get clogged up and delayed--have faith. Keep believing--your faith is fuel to them. Don't run them out of gas.

love, God

understanding

I'm continually amazed by how understanding God is...Thanks for understanding, and for giving me understanding, Father.