Giving Thanks

Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by sharonheights.
Categories: Uncategorized.

Have you ever noticed that we live in a negative society? If we are not careful we will find ourselves tangled up in our own webs as we begin to find any negative things we can about ourselves and others. I think this is a curse from the fall of Adam and Eve and our sin natures that we inherited from our first parents.

  But as we begin to think about it, we can always find others around us and especially in other parts of the world that are in worse conditions than we will ever be. Today, I want to hank God for my family, for my church, for my friends, but especially for the salvation of my soul. On December 24th of 1989, the most important thing happened in my life–Jesus Christ came into my life, and guess what? My life has never been the same since–praise the Lord! If you are havng trouble sleeping–try counting your blessings! Name them one by one!

  I would love to read how you are blessed…respond and let me know!

Pastor Jason

10 comments.

sharonheights

Comment on November 3rd, 2009.

Thank God for Jesus Christ

CHRIS H

Comment on November 3rd, 2009.

I want thank god that I am saved and that this past sunday I was able tp Baptize Bethani ,,i want thank God he led me to Sharon Heights Baptist Church and thank god for Bro.Jason

Gary

Comment on November 3rd, 2009.

I thank God for his grace and mercy that he had one day on me. His love has brought me so far away from where I was just a few years ago. I can never thank him enough for helping me this two years sence Sylvia, went home with out me. I miss her every day and only through his grace am I able to control the sorrow.

LLG

Comment on November 3rd, 2009.

I too have noticed how critical, sarcastic, & cruel others can be. All symptoms of a negative society. I am so glad that we are not required to worship a human being. Everytime I see or hear imperfect people exibiting these negative behaviors, (as we all do) it takes the sting out to have my heavenly Father to go to. He knows each tear we cry and cradles us in his loving arms. It is then that he reminds me how far He has brought me and my family. Everyone that God puts in our path to love are gifts. We love them though their troubled times just as HE loves us when we fail HIM. For this LOVE I am blessed beyond measure! Never give up on your loved ones. Our reward will be the eternal acceptance of our Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST. Like a dear friend has said, “We must be trying to live right when Satan is attacking us” Thanks B, it helps to know we are Loved

Yvonna

Comment on November 3rd, 2009.

I am so blessed to have a new church family! Moving from our home in West Virginia to Ohio then to Alabama I never thought I’d find a church that I would want to become a part of other than my home church in West Virginia, but I have and not only that… my entire family are christians now!! Praise God!! I now have a home of prayer and a new church family!! I would say and will say I am very blessed!!

Pam

Comment on November 4th, 2009.

I am very thankful that Doug is still with me as much as he has been going thru and still going thru. I am thankful for all the good things in life even though lately we have had many hurdles and pot holes to go thru. Believe me I am trying to be positive and upbeat about a lot of things. But I am challenged on alot of things as well. I am praying that God will see fit to help us thru what we are going thru but it is hard given our circumstances.I realize alot of people are in the same boat we are in and in some ways I do feel fortunate. I must admit though it is hard to make it from one day to the next I guess spiritually I have been a little down. The holidays are fastly approaching and it is hard to get thru them specially this year.I am thankful for my blessings named Jodie and Isabellla they have helped me to endure the things I have been dealing with. Don’t get me wrong I am very thankful for everything …………….

Chuck Glover

Comment on November 4th, 2009.

I have been truly blessed by the Lord in so many ways. I was medically retired and in the military once you are medically retired you have 60 days until you are out the door. Well I was at such a peace while Yo was frantic like where are we going to live? What about you getting a job and us finding a house? Well I gave it all to the Lord. We had to live with My Mom in her basement for about 2 1/2 months. I was blessed when I was called in Dec and told I had gotten a job with the VA and my military time also counted in my VA time so now I have 17 years vested with the VA. In Late Jan we finally was able to move in to our new home(as first time home-owners in 23 years). I thank God each and every day for my family, our chuirch and our church family, our home, and my job. I see many Veterans daily who are homeless due to the economy and realize just how much God has blessed me. I can’t imagine my life without God.

Saundra Goodson

Comment on November 4th, 2009.

I am so thankful for everything that God has blessed us with! I have been raised in a family of character and integrity the likes of which I do not see often in my every day dealings with people. We are in a free country where we can worship, we have medical care, jobs, we have clean water, shoes, food, shelter, and the list goes on. Mostly though, I am thankful for people, like my precious Mom and church family, who pray for others all the time. I’m so thankful that God has placed in my heart a desire to pray for others and to let me know when someone needs a special prayer even when they don’t tell you so. I am so thankful that, even when I am in the deepest, darkest valley I’ve ever been in, He is with me no matter how crabby I get! I am thankful for the knowledge that, when I am in a valley, I know there is another mountain just on the horizon. Yes, I may have to climb that mountain that looms in the distance, but guess what, God is there, too! He is there to pull me when I’m dragging, to push me when I’m sliding back down, and to hold me when I finally reach the top!! Wow, who could ever ask for more? I’m so thankful for a Loving, Merciful, God Who never leaves me nor forsakes me ~ even though I don’t “deserve” it. Thankfully, it is through His grace alone that I am His, otherwise I’d be in a bad, sad place in this world.

Lei

Comment on November 4th, 2009.

I am so blessed beyond measure. God has saved my soul and I am so thankful for that. I am thankful for my family, my Church, and my JOB!!!! I do not deserve anything that I have but I am very thankful for what I do have. God is so good to me and my family. I am very thankful for Bro. Jason in being my Pastor and for all of my friends and family.

Loretta Hibner

Comment on November 4th, 2009.

Not enough space here to count my blessings but I’ll begin by saying I thank God for my salvation first and foremost. I thank God for a home Church that is alive spiritually and where I can serve and feel cared about (that was an answered prayer after years of praying) I thank God for seeing both my sons, my nephew and his wife and my husband saved, PRAISE THE LORD. I thank God for Bro. Jason and all the other wonderful people at Church that are a part of my life now. I thank God for the opportunity to serve Him. I thank God for my being physically able to attend Church, not everyone can. I thank God for a home and food on the table, for a warm bed to sleep in and for all the people in my life that love me. I thank God for Danny George for inviting Justin to Sharon Heights and I thank God for Justin who invited us. Please people, if Danny hadn’t invited Justin to Church my family and I might be saved right now so just because friendship day is behind us please don’t stop inviting people, that invitation could cause a soul to be saved. I thank God my kids are healthy. And I thank God for His wisdom in my life, for unanswered prayers when He knows better than I what I need. I thank God for His Son and His forgiveness that I know I don’t deserve. And trivial though it may sound to some, I thank God I found something I have been looking for a long time and had forgotten where I put it, I thank God He cares about the little things in our lives as well the big ones. I’ve learned in my life there is no way your trials can outweigh your blessings, it can’t be done. If you don’t believe me, just try comparing them.