Hello Friends! Welcome to Day 4 of the 10 Day Thanksgiving Journey!
Whether you’re just hopping on the Journey today, or you’ve been in since Day 1…welcome! It’s great to have you here! Let’s dive into Day 4, which is the topic of Food. I don’t know about you, but this is an easy one to take for granted. Let’s do this!
Day 4: Food
Today, thank God for any food you will eat today. For most of us, if we go a few hours without food, our stomachs begin rumbling, and we start searching for some type of snack to tide us over until the next meal. With food so readily available, it is easy to take for granted. When I was young, my mom was a single mom with two little girls. I still remember eating macaroni and cheese and green beans, with a glass of powdered milk. I’m not sure why, but I have this vision in my mind of what our little apartment kitchen looked like, the smell of the powdered milk, and a specific song I remember playing on the radio when I would eat this feast. During a time when my mom was working hard to make sure there was food on the table for her little girls, we were thankful for what we had. I still love my Mac and cheese with a can of green beans…although, I hope to never take a sip of powdered milk again. lol Let us not take for granted what we eat today. Thank God for every bite of it.
Scripture:
Matthew 14:19. And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
Challenge:
Think of someone you could bless with a meal today. Perhaps take them one. Or give them a gift certificate to a restaurant. Purchase the meal for the person behind you at the drive-through. Take time to share with your family a time when you or someone in your family was struggling to have food on the table.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, It almost seems to simple to thank you for food. It’s something I do without much thought before eating at mealtime. And yet, I need to ask for your forgiveness for the number of times that my prayers are not sincere, the times that I so frequently take for granted the food I eat. Today, Lord, I thank you for the food I am so blessed to eat. I thank you that I am in a position to not go hungry. I ask that you would show me someone who could be blessed today by a hot meal, and convict my spirit to take action in providing that for them. Amen
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Misty Cramer is an author & speaker who recently released her first book. The Every Day God, 40 Daily Devotions for Walking with God through Everyday Moments, quickly made its way to Amazon’s #1 New Release and Best Seller lists in multiple categories. In this book, she authentically shares her own story to remind us all that God has a specific plan, even in the midst of life’s messes. She has been married to Todd for 39 years and has five adult sons. While they enjoy their time as “empty nesters” in rural Michigan, they also love visits from their sons, two daughters-in-law, and two granddaughters. Misty sends out a monthly devotion as part of her newsletter, and she’d love to send it along to you. The link to subscribe to the devotion, as well as the link to Misty’s book can be found below:
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