I want to ask you for two words, but the two words I'm talking about won’t make sense unless you read this verse:
The LORD is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy
and I will give thanks to him in song.
Psalm 28:7
That verse ends with the phrase, "in song." That is going to be the author's method of giving thanks. So what is yours? If you rewrote that for your own life, what would it say? Mine would say "in writing." I will give thanks to him in writing.
With the words I write on these blogs, with the words I write in the book and any other books I get to publish, with every word I pen, I am going to give thanks.
What are your two words?
At work?
In meetings?
At school?
During homework?
What are your two words?
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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In Christ.
Oh my.
"During homework." THAT was convicting.
I'd like mine to be, "In love."
in running
I will give thanks to Him "anytime, anywhere."
Meaning constantly whether writing, singing, driving, what ever may be going on.
in serving.
for EVER
in battle (and by this, essentially, "in prayer")
In everything.
In Worship.
Because it's a lifestyle, not an act of.
Blessings, Carolynn
each day
in caring.
in living...
In photography.
Four words, but they are related:
1) Through obedience;
and
2) By forgiving.
in writing (too).
in serving, love and worship.
in laughter
in snowfall
in lovingDan
in abundance
in service
snow day
in parenting
As Daddy.
"in Communion."
"in painting."
"in giving."
in perpetuity.
Had to improvise because someone had my original two words. Didn't want to seem like a copycat.
in grace
with music.
in trials.
(meaning in good times and bad times)
With cookies.
It would be "with baked goods," but I'm only allowed two words. I'll just have to leave cake and pie out of it. But when I'm really grateful to someone, I bake for them. If I could make God a pie, I totally would. It would be one awesome pie.
underwater
compound words count as one or two?
in silence.
i talk. a lot. i need to listen to and meditate more on God's word rather than talking to everyone else about what they think it is God wants me to do.
in voice.
Actually, this is pretty convicting for me. I don't verbally express my gratitude (or any prayers, really) to God. I feel like I need to stick this verse on a post-it with my changed "two words" to remind me to be more deliberate about praying and thanking God for all that He is to me. Thanks for the reminder!
-Tabitha
in silence
sin fin.
in praise.
through breathing.
The ins and outs of life.
I think worship and our awe and adoration of God, and our talking and listening to Him, should be like breathing.
So natural that even when we are struggling we don't have to "remember to breath" but we just do.
VERY LOUDLY!!!!!
(and) with JOY!
in sharing.
in serving.
in living.
by encouraging.
from my heart.
oops... that's three words!
in my heart
nope...still three words!
in heart.
hum, well...it's two words anyway.
More & More
I'm on the praise team, so "in song" has long been a big one for me.
I'd have to also say "mothering daughters". There isn't much else that makes me as grateful as my girlies. Except their Daddy. So I guess I could also say "in marriage".
in love
at work
in writing
telling others.
in love.
Those would be my two. What a great idea!
Take THAT, Abraham Piper and your twenty extra words of verbosity.
stewarding grace.
Eph. 3:2
Just read that today...
without fear.
in pain. Even in the pain.
Wow! Great post.
In obedience.
through serving
all ways.
in conversation
And by that, I probably mean in prayer.
But in conversation sounds cooler, plus it invokes a mental image of God's coffee shop where we can both enjoy a hot beverage while I'm thanking the big guy for what he does.
by ROCKING.
Or possibly 'via' ROCKING...one of the two...
in photography
in marriage
in loving.
in sorrow
"...changing diapers."
with joy!
each breath!
wow, that's pretty amazing... i would have to say my two words would have to be
"in love"
all ways.
I read that from a previous 'commenter' and it fits well for me, too.
in recreation
in living
or
in thinking
or
in serving
or
by demonstrating
in living
or
in thinking
or
in serving
or
by demonstrating
Our Youth,
( this was sent by one of the teen in our district, and we can learn so much from our youth if we only take the time to listen to them,
Thanks Becca.)
Praise him,
Adoption started,
I want to know whether the author chose "in song" because that was his strength and he gave thanks well in song or that was his weakness and he was choosing to "step out of his comfort zone" to give thanks.
... even knowing that I'd have a hard time deciding. Probably my two words would be: "inwhateverway icanmanageatthetime"
...with HUGGS
in Bambara.
Because it was He who took me to the Bambara people of West Africa and taught me their language to praise Him in.
in motherhood
because the Lord knows it is HARD WORK!
getting there
In relationships
Wow, that made me think about my one of my favorite songs Praise is what I do. Unfortunately, I know Praise is not what I do. I need to do it more. On my blog a share about how I stumble through Christianity. Thank God , He is so graceful.
in tears
by living.
in prayer.
With Youth
in suffering.
at least i try to. its easy to give thanks in good situations, but what about the times when my life turns to crap?
In doubt.
Not so much as in doubting Him, but when I feel like I am doubting myself, or what's going to happen, I'd give praise even in doubt.
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