{"id":766,"date":"2012-04-18T09:28:27","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T13:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etheriedge.wordpress.com\/?p=766"},"modified":"2020-10-05T10:02:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T14:02:54","slug":"thankfully-aware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2012\/04\/18\/thankfully-aware\/","title":{"rendered":"Thankfully Aware!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I wrote, <em>Glory to God!<\/em>\u00a0on a bill I mailed. I was so thrill to pay off that account!\u00a0<em>Praise God<\/em>\u00a0-went in our checkbook by the entry. Incredible answers to prayer have been happening lately. Paid-off accounts, a fabulous deal on size 15 shoes and a pair for me too. An inspiration for a meal with just the ingredients I had on hand (I hate to cook).<\/p>\n<p>God has been showing up in many small ways. He&#8217;s been meeting our needs. He told us to wait on Him to provide, and we did. It is such a blessing to see Him doing what He said He&#8217;d do. If you have ever <em>been in that position<\/em>\u00a0of waiting, you know the overwhelming joy.\u00a0So personal, from His hand.<\/p>\n<p>It is truly touching and all I can do is praise His name. I don&#8217;t think I could keep quiet if I tried!\u00a0I feel like all these experiences have somehow been investments God made in my life. In many ways they have been gifts to me, because through them I&#8217;ve learned His faithfulness as never before.<\/p>\n<p>As hard as it&#8217;s been, if He did invested, I want to give Him a good return. I&#8217;ve been sorely stretched, but not broken, and now there is a greater faith in Who He is. God my Rock, my Fortress, my Deliverer! He has always been there, only now I am more\u00a0<em>thankfully aware!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;&#8230;Great gifts mean great responsibilities; greater gifts, greater responsibilities.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> Luke 12:48 MSG<\/p>\n<p><em>Lord, I don&#8217;t want to miss any opportunity to share the Hope that You&#8217;ve brought to me. Thank You for the gifts, whatever wrapping they had.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ForGlorySake!<\/strong> <em>-Anna<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/img_1754.jpg?resize=640%2C660&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/img_1754.jpg?resize=993%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 993w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/img_1754.jpg?resize=291%2C300&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/img_1754.jpg?resize=768%2C792&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/img_1754.jpg?resize=1568%2C1617&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/img_1754.jpg?w=1936&amp;ssl=1 1936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/img_1754.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I wrote, Glory to God!\u00a0on a bill I mailed. 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