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Along my journey their was so much healing to be done. So many feelings that were of pain , despair, and angst. I came to this point where it was time to switch my focus….for a new lesson, a new practice…. Giving thanks.
Ephesians 5:20
always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, whether word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
I had spent so much time healing, every part of me and learning to be still and listen. So by the time I had packed up my overly heavy back pack and walked out the door to start my journey from Northern Norway to Cyprus, I was ready! Ready to take on each step and with each step I thanked God. I praised him and thanked him that I could cary the load on my back. For mow the load I carried was not pain it was love, excitement and an overwhelming need to use this quiet thirty four day hike, ( thats what Google maps said!). I thanked Him that I walked and didn’t not get winded. That I no longer felt heart palpitations. I thanked Him for His love for me! I thanked him for finding a spot to camp, rest or see something beautiful to photograph. It didn’t matter how big or how small, I thanked God for each part of my journey. I spent a lot of time thanking Him for never giving up on me!
I talked to God non stop! In my head I was a total chatter box! ( I wonder if God ever tuned me out like you subconsciously tune out a child saying “Mom, Mom, Mom over and over while your trying to have a phone conversation) actually that thought just happened as I am writing this..lol. I bet he doesn’t! God has enormous patience! He has too! His children need constant attention. And I am thankful that He is the Father like no other could compare too!
To this day, 11 months after leaving Norway and starting my “thanks” season. I still each day wake and first thing I do is thank God. Throughout the day my head is still a chatter box talking to God, but now, I am ever closer to Him. I never knew what this deep of love felt like. I never knew what it felt like to have the love of a father, but I do now! And each day it grows.
So each day , give thanks, over and over!
2 Corinthians 9:15
Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!!
Colleen Moore
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