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When You Feel Forgotten by God

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Ever felt forgotten by God? Be encouraged by these timeless truths as shared by someone who's been there. Plus some helpful tips for overcoming.

It might be tempting to feel forgotten by God. Sometimes I even feel justified in thinking that way. After all, it’s been a rough year. Scratch that, it’s been a challenging couple of years. I really don’t want to seem ungrateful and believe me, I’ve been trying really hard to keep a positive spin on […]

Filed Under: Christian Living, Faith Tagged With: #KeepCalmCaribbean, discouragement, forgotten by God, give thanks, gratitude, hurricane, loneliness, thankful

Thanks in all circumstances — are you sure God?

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Give thanks in all circumstances? Does God really mean we thank Him even for the bad? Even when we’re hurting and life is unfair? Even then God? Surely God has something else in mind. Or does he? Let's see what the Bible says. This is part of the #GratefulHeart series on SunSparkleShine.com and LoriSchumaker.com.

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Believe it or not, God’s goodness is not dependent on life’s circumstances. His goodness is constant, unchanging and predicable even (and especially) when life is not. I started learning this lesson a few weeks ago when I […]

Filed Under: #GratefulHeart, Christian Living, Faith Tagged With: #gratefulheart, all circumstances, gratitude, grief, hope, pain, thanks, thanksgiving

Bible Verses for the Grateful Heart

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Bible verses to help you cultivate a grateful heart. Don't miss the rest of the #GratefulHeart series on lorischumaker.com and sunsparkleshine.com

Today continues our Grateful Heart Mini-Series over on Lori’s site. In Lori’s words: Cultivating a grateful heart isn’t always an easy task. Life is hard. It crashes into us in waves of both good and bad. When all is good, it’s a little easier, but we all know that when life hurts, being thankful doesn’t […]

Filed Under: #GratefulHeart, Christian Living, Faith Tagged With: #gratefulheart, bible, grateful, gratitude

10 Practical Ways to Spark Gratitude in Your Home

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

Love begins at home and gratitude is a very practical expression of love. Here 10 practical tips on how to practise gratitude at home. #GratefulHeart Series

Gratitude. Easy to talk about. Harder to practise. And it’s even more difficult to display gratitude around those closest to us, isn’t it true? But love begins at home and gratitude is a very practical expression of love. So today, our #GratefulHeart series continues with our discussion about gratitude at home. To cover this topic, I am […]

Filed Under: #GratefulHeart, Christian Living, Intentional Living Tagged With: #gratefulheart, gratitude, guest post

How to Unlock the Power of Gratitude

by Marva | Sun Sparkle Shine

What if you were given the key to unlock the life-changing power of gratitude in your life? Is it possible? It took a light bulb moment for this to really click for me. Gratitude it turns out, is so much more than that fuzzy feeling you get when someone says 'thank you'. Gratitude is powerful enough to open doors!

What if you were given the key to unlock the life-changing power of gratitude in your life? Is it possible? Well, today is a special day. If you’ve been here for a while you know that I don’t usually post on Thursdays but today is an exception. Today is the day that my good friend, […]

Filed Under: #GratefulHeart, Christian Living Tagged With: #gratefulheart, giving thanks, gratitude, thanksgiving

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