I am a Thanksgiving baby. This year my birthday is on Black Friday. But before I blow out my candles I want to give thanks. So Jesus here is one thank you for every year!
1. I thank You that before You formed me in the womb you knew me!
2. I thank You that you put me in a family that made room for my gifts even if they couldn’t understand them!
3. I thank You for putting me in a family that loves story and laughter! You knew I needed that!
4. I thank You for dying on the cross in my place to purchase my pardon!
5. I thank You for that You will complete the good work You have begun in me!
6. I thank You for the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and for the gifts of power which You placed within me!
7. I thank You for the call to ministry!
8. I thank You for the wife You gave to me and our 23 years of marriage
9. I thank You for calling three of my children into ministry!
10. I thank You for calling my son Joe to church planting in Philadelphia!
11. I thank You for providing for my daughter Melanie’s internship in Jamaica!
12. I thank You for providing for my daughter Amanda’s Missions trip to Mali!
13. I thank You for calling my sister to missions in the Netherlands!
14. I thank You for allowing me to minister in the church I was saved in!
15. I thank You for allowing me another opportunity to minister to teens!
16. I thank you for allowing me the opportunity to write!
17. I thank You for the provision of a beautiful house!
18. I thank You for wonderful in-laws!
19. I thank You for healing Paul from cancer!
20. I thank You for healing Skyelees arm!
21. I thank You for making Bob cancer free!
22. I thank You for restoring David’s family over the last month!
23. I thank You for allowing me to lead worship!
24. I thank You for the gift of playing the piano!
25. I thank You for healing Cindy’s ganglion cyst!
26. I thank You for helping me finish the first draft of my novel!
27. I thank You that some day You will bring reconciliation between me and my son Cory!
28. I thank You that You have given me everything I need for life and godliness!
29. I thank You for Your Word!
30. I thank You for the Holy Spirit’s gift of making the Scripture understandable
31. I thank You that You are returning soon!
32. I thank You that You shall take me to Heaven in the rapture of the church!
33. I thank You that I have been made to rule and reign with Christ in the Thousand-Year-Reign!
32. I thank You that You are my Provider and that to this point You have helped me to pay my bills!
33. I thank You for allowing both my wife and I to spend time with our kids in Pennsylvania this fall!
34. I thank You for brining my daughters home for Thanksgiving!
35. I thank You helping my children to excel in college!
36. I thank You that all of my children are in church and pursuing relationship with you!
37. I thank You for a wonderful boss in Pastor Risto!
38. I thank You for a great work environment in Cornerstone Church!
39. I thank You for a wonderful group of people to minister too in the congregation at Cornerstone!
40. I thank You for the twenty guests we will have tomorrow for Thanksgiving!
41. I thank You that Thanksgiving dinner is prepped and ready to go!
42. I thank You for helping the youth group to raise over $4,000.00 for missions this year!
43. I thank You for 43 years of life in which to serve You!
Happy Thanksgiving Jesus!
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