Today is Monday, November 25th, 2013; Karen's Korner #2701

The 25th, wow! Hard to believe that one month from today is Christmas!
 
But this needs to be the week which we focus on Thanksgiving and being 'thankful'.......as we rush ahead toward Christmas Day!
 
 
"Thankfulness takes the sting out of adversity.
That is why I have instructed you to
'give thanks for everything'.
There is an element of mystery in this transaction:
You give Me thanks
(regardless of your feelings),
and I give you Joy
(regardless of your circumstances).
This is a spiritual act of obedience--
at times, blind obedience.
To people who don't know Me intimately,
it can seem irrational and
even impossible to thank Me for heartrending hardships.
Nonetheless, those who obey Me in this way
are invariably blessed,
even though difficulties may remain.
 
"Thankfulness opens your heart to My Presence
and your mind to My thoughts.
You may still be in the same place,
with the same set of circumstances,
but it is as if a light has been switched on,
enabling you to see from My perspective.
It is the Light of My Presence
that removes the sting from adversity."
 
~Taken from "Jesus Calling:  Enjoying Peace in His Presence"
By Sarah Young
 
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