To Be...Appreciative
This three year old was very appreciative of her Daddy attending her first dance recital.
This quote by Elyse Fitzpatrick challenged my soul.
"It is only an appreciation of His love that can motivate genuine obedience."
I'm not sure that I stop enough times during the day and express that appreciation. If I did maybe my obedience would come more quickly. Maybe His love would reflect from me out to others more readily. We are not outcasts, we are well loved children of the living God, created to love God and others. That simple fact is reason to say "Thank You."
"Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God." John 1:12-13
"The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs-heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory." Romans 8:16-17
