I’m not having a ‘down’ time now but I figured I would list 10 things I’m grateful for today anyway. If it helps when we’re down, it can’t hurt us when we’re well. So here we go — 10 things I’m grateful for in my life right now:
- God’s love and His endless mercy for me. I’ve let Him down many times but He’s always been patient with me.
- My beautiful, intelligent, God-fearing wife. I couldn’t have asked for more.
- My incredibly helpful, fun-loving, recently-baptized son Filipe, who will turn 16 soon.
- The privilege of holding the most important job in the world — the job of saving souls.
- All my family are in very good health.
- I’ve been blessed with some very genuine, dedicated, hard-working colleagues.
- All the people who have been praying for me, all over the world. You know who you are, even if I don’t. May God bless you even more.
- Getting three square meals a day (and sometimes a snack in between... :-)
- All the times I was misunderstood, misjudged, misinterpreted, and criticized — you keep me striving to get better every time.
- The new place we got where we’ll build the home of the new Succeed in Life Center in Houston. Watch this space!
Just going through that list, I feel better already!
What about you? Do you want to feel better? Want to change the focus in your life from the bad to the good? Come on, take a few minutes now and write down your own Grateful List. Maybe you can write them down in the comments below, and inspire others who’ll read it, or just get a piece of paper and do it. Whatever you do, don’t miss this opportunity. What are the 10 things you’re grateful for today?
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OLá Bispo la vai as 10 coisas que sou grata
1°Minha comunhaõ com Deus pois nos momentos de muitas lutas ´so ele me ajuda e me entende
2° Minha familia
3° Por saber que em breve eu estarei perto da pessoa que ele vai me enviar para que eu seja sua auxiliadora
4ºLevantar e saber que estou bem de saude
6°Pelo meu trabalho que a cada dia tenho prosperado apesar das lutas
5°Por ter pessoas que oram por mim tenho cada um como minha
querida familia na Fé
7°Por Deus ter me escolhido para ganhar almas isso é maravilhoso
mesmo quando naõ somos entendido mais tudo bem Jesus naõ agradou a todos e eu naõ sou perfeita
8° Minha familia sendo salva pelo Senhor Jesus
9°Por colocar em minhas maõs a condição de ajudar crianças das quais eu só conheço quando estou ministrando aulinha levando a palavra de Deus aos pequeninos
10ºSou grato a Deus por saber que ele esta a cada dia me preparando para uma grande conquista em minha vida
Que oportunidade maravilhosa lá vai
1-Por ter acesso a Deus através do Senhor Jesus sabendo que Ele mesmo ouve minha voz mesmo quando está fraquinha.
2-Por poder esperar pelo meu futuro esposo na companhia dos meus pais.
3-Pela vida e saude dos meus pais
4-Pela existencia da IURD
5-Pelos meus amigos de fé que me orientam,me apoiam,estão comigo nessa luta.
6-Pela misericórdia de Deus que me permite lutar para encher Seu Reino
7-Também pelas refeições que faço tão gostosas feitas por "mainha".
8-Pela certeza de que tudo vai dar certo haja o que houver.
9-Pelo dia,noite,sol ou chuva,pelo cheiro da grama no quintal de casa.
10-Por acordar a cada manhã e ter prazer nisso.
Bispo Renato,Deus te abençoe
Here are the ten things I am grateful for (which, with the exception of the first three, are in no particular order):
1. To wake up each day with the assurance that I am God's child. I have done plenty to give Him reason to reject me, but His mercy and infinite love prevail.
2. My husband who, with the passing of each day, becomes more and more the best friend I can't live without.
3. To be a part of this beautiful Work of God. At times I pinch myself at the thought that God chose me and counts on me. I have certainly learned much, much, much more from Him and from doing His Work than I ever would from all the best universities of this world put together.
4. To have my health and the full function of all my body parts. Last year I tore the inner ligament of my knee and had to depend on only one of my legs and crutches for a while. This gave me full appreciation of a fully functional body. I never thought that a knee could make such a difference to how my body operates.
5. My new found courage to blog. I have had many experiences with keeping the blog running, and the person the blogs have spoken the loudest to is me. It is as if I have found a new way of listening to God, and it is exciting for me to even have the priviledge of hearing His Voice urging me on, correcting, comforting, etc.
6. Moving to London last year. It is the first time I have been this far from my family, but I have made such wonderful friends coming here, I wouldn't have it any other way. I have met people I am sure will be a part of my life forever. For that I am extremely grateful.
7. Knowing that God is keeping a close watch over my family and in-laws. They constantly call me with news that guarantee me that God is with them and is doing much more for them than I would ever have been able to do.
8. I am grateful for the UCKG HelpCentre. I am sure there are many wonderful churches out there, that are members of the body of Christ and are working hard to save souls. I am just glad God didn't call me in any other church that the UCKG HelpCentre, because here I found a faith after my own spirit.
9. Having learned to speak Portuguese. The fact that I speak Portuguese is in itself a miracle, but the biggest miracle of it all is having the ability to communicate with many beautiful people, people who have touched my life and blessed me with their pearls of wisdom, including first and foremost, Bishop Macedo.
10. Now, finally, I am grateful for all the hard moments I've been through in life. I do not purposefully invite hard moments to come into my life, in fact I do all I can to avoid them, but everytime that they have come into my life, they have taught me to develop my faith and perserverance. These are valuable lessons without which I would not be able to remain in my faith!
This was great! There is so much God does for us on a daily basis, that we miss at times, because we don't stop to reflect. Thank you for prompting me to take the time to stop, because now, these are not empty words... "I love Jesus!"
1. For finding God in my life when I was still young and experiencing my first true love with Him.
2. For getting married with my first boyfriend, the dream come true husband I had asked God for.
3. For my breathtaking husband who takes such a good care of me in every sense of the word!
4. For my God given son who is such a great companion and has helped me mature in so many ways.
5. For my parents who have passed one to me this faith... I'm forever grateful to them!
6. For the privilege of being called a 'servant of God' and being a spiritual mother to many women of faith.
7. For having all my family involved in this great Work of God.
8. For all the friends I've known through the Work of God who have become a family to me.
9. For the privilege of coming to Texas and being part of SiLC.
10. For the health, the peace, the happiness, the faith, the dreams and goals... this list does not end on 10!
Lista de Gratidão
1. Pela oportunidade de ter conhecido Deus.
2. Pela minha comunhão com Ele. Sempre que quero posso falar com Ele e vice versa.
3. Por ter constituído uma família de Deus.
4.Por todos estarmos com saude.
5. Por não estar passando necessidade.
6. Pelo filhinho lindo que tenho.
7. Por trabalhar no meu próprio negócio.
8. Por ser serva de Deus.
9. Por ser útil para Deus com meu ministério infantil.
10. Por ter minha mãe na mesma cidade que eu.
Isso pode ser simples para muita gente, mas é nesta lista que forma a minha felicidade. E por ela, sou grata a Deus! E por muito mais que Ele ainda vai fazer...
I'm thankful for: (not in order)
1) Being able to communicate with God, having a relationship with Him
2) daily being taught something by God, and being able to improve the way I am
3) My loving and amazing family
4) Having my sisters and my mom in the ways of God and knowing that more and more family members will convert to God
5) Having this inner joy and happiness that I only found through God
6) Being used by God to pray, counsel and influence people wherever I go
7) For Succeed in Life center and the UCKG, which undoubtely have been and will be changing the history of mankind
8) The attributes that God has given me which allow me to enjoy EVERYTHING that I do (the ministry, job, routine things etc etc etc)
9) My faith, which though has long ways to go, has been evolving day by day
10) my life, my health, and the life of all who have helped me spiritually, physically, and intellectually
...
wow, I'm lighter indeed.
Well,what i read about you Bispo i felt so encouraged to really have God more closer than ever and i am striving for the 10 things i can be grateful of
Bp Renato,
1. I'm grateful & thankful for our Heavenly Father.
2. Receiving healing from our Lord.
3. Being chosen to have Eternal Life w/ Him.
4. Leaving the past behind.
5. Another opportunity in serving Him.
6. Being a member of SiLC/Universal Church.
7. Receiving tremendous help from Mrs. Cardoso.
8. Not succeeding in taking my own life (would've been lost forever).
9. Knowing that our Lord Jesus is preparing me for my own family.
10. Most importantly, ETERNITY w/ GOD!!!!!
Ten reasons to thank God
1 . For having a real relationship with Him
2. For my sister who had a hard time this year but God set her free and is now getting ready to get married .
3. For my mum’s healing.
4 . For my wonderful, amazing husband, my soul mate who has been so loving, caring and supportive
5. For making this year such a blessing in my ministry
6. For moving and serving God in Paris, it has been a big experience
7. For waking up everyday in good health
8. For all the hardships I went thorough, it has made me a much stronger person
9. For sisterhood which came at the right time for me
10 . For understanding french which was a big challenge for me this year.
Thank you LORD
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