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To thank.
But what would it be to thank?
According to the dictionary, it expresses gratitude, to offer or give thanks, to acknowledge,
give importance.
To thank is an easy word to use when the world conspires in your favor, when everything
Indeed, it works out, it's easy to be grateful when dreams are real, when one has.
peace, when the goals were achieved, when the uncertain turned out well, it is easy
smile when the pieces of life are in their places, when love
blossom, be grateful when despite the thorns there are flowers, gratitude should be expressed
Be a habit at all times, especially because the sun will shine again.
after a rain you should thank for the rain without support it is not so
easy, just as it is not easy to give thanks in pain in the absence of love, when one
there is and nothing can be seen but the darkness formed of doubts, to thank
when everything seems to make no sense, and even without that sense understanding that
being full for tomorrow and being sure that God is taking care of today, that He
He is making the darkness dissipate, He brings peace to troubled hearts,
certainty, light, meaning to what seems lost, to be grateful in the midst of the drought and to feel
the smell of rain motivates to carry on, and even if the sky is gray
being grateful is a way of understanding that the owner of the universe creates a bow in it
iris. So let's be grateful for everything that has passed, for the year of struggles and victories,
for every conquest, for all the yeses, but more grateful for the noes, let us be
grateful for the details that made the year unforgettable but also for what there is of
vim, because each day brings with it a lesson even if it comes without smiles
but we remain hopeful that the best is yet to come from God,
We can cite the example of gratitude through Abraham's faith.

Abraham was an example of faith, a righteous man who feared the God he served.
able to give up your life, your desires, and follow what God has for you
He will be ordered, when called, he obeyed, going to a place that was to be
received by inheritance; and went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land
from the promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob,
heirs with him of the same promise.
How many people are not willing to do this, to live by faith, to understand that
putting your life without reservations in God's hands, He will do more than you
wait. But Abraham did not hesitate, he simply believed in the promise of
Sir would be fulfilled.

The promises of God were not fully fulfilled in Abraham, yet he

became the precursor for future generations.
We found in this a man who learned to rest in God in a way
patient and resigned.
This shows us that even if not everything is fulfilled in your life, never
felt deceived by God or frustrated with Him.

I think it was this futuristic vision that led Abraham to endure the many.
difficulties and struggles that he ended up facing for obeying God.

What often makes us act against faith is that within ourselves we desire.
that the results be immediate and ready. However, Abraham gives us a
for example, as this doesn't always happen, let's hold firm to the
confession of our hope; for he who promised is faithful, but it was not the
unique, waiting in faith for what God has promised.

Noah is an example of a man of faith.

Noah took 120 years to build the ark. He remained believing in what
God had said to him. God said to Noah: Make an ark of cypress wood;
You will make compartments and seal them with putty inside and out.
Image for that time how difficult it would be to believe in something that never
it happened,
I believe that Noah was a human being subject to the same feelings as others.
ours. I can imagine that, each day, when the sun rose all the
mornings, there he was building another part of that immense ark
Madeira, and there was Noah, every day, he took the measurements, cut the
woods, he struck his hammer. "Again? Another day?" he complained.
Feelings "Is it worth all this?" Noah wondered. Time after
hour, day after day, year after year. If it wasn't enough to have to overcome oneself
even, Furthermore, your neighbors, your friends, passed by Noah and
they mocked him calling him crazy and saying: "Don't you see that not
Is it going to rain?

Doing what God says may not always be easy. But faith never gives up because
she believes in the grace of God. Jesus was mocked, yet obedient unto death.
Obedience led Jesus to victory. Obedience will keep us in victory.
of Christ Jesus.

For years, not a single drop fell from the sky. However, Noah fixed his
eyes, every morning, exactly where people naturally
they said there was nothing in the sky

Twenty years passed, thirty years, fifty, eighty, one hundred, one hundred and twenty
years. Then, one beautiful day, there was the ark, completely ready, with all the
animals inside. They were all prepared for the big event.
When, suddenly, drops began to fall from the sky. I can imagine how
it was Noah's face, full of joy in seeing the fulfillment of the Word of
your God. It rained and rained, which made that great
the ark was lifted from the earth and carried by the rivers. Noah and his family experienced
of the goodness, faithfulness, and mercy of the Lord. Salvation took them to a
high place. A place of miracle. But we can also mention Job, a man of faith.
perseverance and a lot of obedience.
Job is one of the greatest examples of firmness of conviction, of attachment to righteousness
and of perseverance in faith. His unwavering determination to maintain his
integrity and remaining faithful to God has no parallel in history of
salvation of the faithful. No temptation, suffering, or apparent silence of the
part of God could distance him from his loyalty to God and His Word.
He refused to blaspheme against God and die, showing that nothing could take away
the certainty in God in whom he believes, even though his children, his wealth, and
all the possibilities of assets that he had were taken away from him continued to
trust in the Lord.

Job considered his suffering as a test of faith in the Lord and of His love
by Him. Unfortunately, nowadays many let themselves be discouraged by details.
during their walk and lose faith in the living God, may Job always be
example for our generation even if everything is lacking I will trust in it, the faith of Job
it was admirable but David's too is an example.

Davi is that he went through many storms, but he never gave up, never.
he stopped fighting to leave the desert, he always held on to God and in the
the promises that God had made to Him. He cared more about what
God would think about him and that's why he felt bad when he displeased Him.
heart of the Father.

David was a King and even his high position did not make him want to live.
in appearance, he humbled himself, tore himself in the presence of God, saw that
God was greater than him and that the presence of God would be of no use.
was not abundant in his life.

What has been important to you? Davi chose God, to live what
God had for him, and when he fell, he felt very bad to the point of doing
everything to please God, to return to the essence. We need to live in
essence of love for God every day. Choose to live for God. This
A man named David has much to teach because he had to renounce.
things in your life. But can you tell me: David was a great sinner, did
terrible things that displeased God and destroyed lives. Nevertheless, he was
sincere with God and repented from the heart, He would feel distressed when
distance from the presence of God and this is an attitude of those who do not
they are uncomfortable with sin. This is the difference of those
who want to live a life of faith and dignity, pleasing to God.
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FAITH, THE FIRM FOUNDATION OF THINGS THAT ARE NOT SEEN

BUT WAIT!
FAITH MAKES THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE.
ALL: By faith lives are saved, healed, renewed,
By faith, families are restored, and blessings without measure are
spilled.