“The Lord is my strength and my shield;
in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exalts, and with my song
I give thanks to Him.” ~ Psalm 28:7  I am thankful that even though I’m not feeling well again, God is giving me enough courage to go on and hope for a better day tomorrow.

I am thankful that God has blessed me so much, it’s a bit late to thank Him for adding another year in my life and for making my birthday celebration really wonderful.

I am thankful that I was able to have that trip to Singapore, it’s always wonderful to travel and marvel at God’s beautiful creations.

I am thankful that I am slowly coming back to church, after the chaos it has been a struggle to be with those people who had betrayed me but I am thanking God for helping me forgive all those people and start renewing my friendship with them.

I am thankful that even though I’m scared that my Lupus Nephritis is not responding well with my medications, I am still hopeful that God will heal me in His own time.

I am thankful that my blogging is being recognized now by a lot of people, I feel great that I am able to touch other people from the things that I write.

I am also thankful that I have earned a lot through blogging and in no time I am getting myself the laptop I’ve been saving for.

Lastly, I am thankful that no matter what life throws at me I remain optimistic and I’m still keeping the faith…

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,

give thanks in all circumstances;

for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

 

 

There was so much that I needed to finish that I almost missed Thankful Thursday again but God has a way of making you realize that He should always comes first and for that I am sorry for even thinking of missing today’s Thankful Thursday…

Yesterday, I had my routine check-up and the laboratory results were not good and my doctor said that I should undergo kidney biopsy just to verify the status of my lupus nephritis. I was deeply saddened and worried. I don’t wanna undergo anymore procedures, I’m just scared. But I thank God that He never ceases to comfort me and last night I totally surrendered everything in His hands completely putting my trust in Him and today, I woke up feeling cheerful and I realize I have been so blessed that I needed to give him back my gratitude…

I am thankful that I’m celebrating another year in my life on Sunday and although my life didn’t turn out the way I planned it, I feel blessed and happy.

I am thankful that I only had one needle shot yesterday (I was averaging 4 shots every blood test) it was painful but I’m starting to have high tolerance in pain.

I am thankful for my family especially my mom who’s always there for me.. I love her so much and I appreciate all her sacrifices for being a single mom.

I am thankful of all the financial blessings that God is continually giving us, although life has been tough He has never left us empty-handed.

I am thankful that I have my blogs, it really helps me release stress and my rantings about having lupus and now, I am starting to earn from it…

I am thankful for the advertisers who wanted to sponsor my blog.

I am thankful for the kind-hearted people who emailed me, it’s flattering that I have become an inspiration to them… It’s always wonderful to be an instrument of God.

I am thankful that God gave me wisdom to know what to do in times of turmoil and distress.

I am thankful that God saved me from the Glorietta Explosion. I was only minutes away and it was a good thing that I left early.

I am thankful for all the birthday greetings that I have been receiving and the gifts too, it warms my heart to be remembered.

Lastly, I am thanking God for the strength that He has been giving me. Many times I was on the verge of breaking out or giving up but God always manages to bring me back and to hold on to my faith…

I know that this illness was given to me for a reason, I don’t exactly know the reason why but I am praising God everyday for the miracles He’s showing me through this sickness. Praise be to God!

 

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” ~ Philippians 4:4-7

I’m not really in a thankful mode today but I saw this very same verse while I was at the bookstore earlier and it reminded me that despite everything that’s not going well in my life there’s so much that I need to be thankful for.

I am thanking God for always reminding me how blessed I am and how much He loves me..

I thank God for the comfort He is extending in my family upon the passing of my aunt. It’s rather difficult because she is the third person in my family who died this year because of cancer.

I am thanking God for the joy He’s bringing in my heart, I was a bit having a birthday blues for my upcoming 30th birthday.

I am thankful to my friend Lerrie for being there to listen to my rants and annoying tantrums.

I am thankful for my Pieces of Me blog because its starting to help me earn money.

I am thankful to my blogger friend Kero for giving me this award..

God bless everyone!

The other day I received this text message: “If you want to find gratitude in this generation, you’ll have to look for it in the dictionary..”

It got me thinking, with everything that’s been happening in my life right now, am I being thankful enough to the One I owe everything with? Suddenly, I realize that sometimes I’ve been so busy with a lot of things that I tend to disregard His overwhelming presence in my life.

Today, I’m giving back the gratitude that’s due only to God…

I’m thankful that I don’t have everything that I desire, for if I did, what would there be to look forward to?

I am thankful for the difficult times, its during those times that God builds my character and helps me grow with so much strength.

I am thankful for my limitations because it gives me an opportunity to improve.

I am thankful for each mistakes that I’ve made, it taught me a lot of valuable lessons that I need to live this life.

I am thankful for my loved-ones for staying with me during tough times and for letting me appreciate what a family means.

and lastly, I am thankful for the troubles that are coming my way, for they make me look up and turn to God.. for in every heartache or sorrow there’s always a greater joy that only God can give..

God bless!

 

“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.”
~ Ephesians 2:4-7 (ESV)

I have so much gratitude today for after being sick for weeks now I finally woke up this morning feeling much better.

I am thankful that I was able to go shopping yesterday, it may sound lame but I really enjoy going to the mall and it relaxed me so much that I was able to release all the tensions and forget even for a while the miseries that I’ve been having lately.

I am thankful that I my blood test results came out normal.

I am thankful that my headaches are all gone and I was able to sleep again normally.

I am thankful that I was able to inspire others through my writings. Its truly an honor that God is giving me the gift to touch others through my blogs.

I am thankful that God never ceases to pour out His blessings on my family.

I am thankful that God answered my prayer in such a manner that I would never dream of.. truly He is amazing and mysterious.

I thank the Lord for his grace and love for me…

Life has not been easy but with Him on my side, I’m confident that things will turn out just fine…

 “The Lord is my strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exalts, and with my song I give thanks to Him.” ~ Psalm 28:7  I was not able to do Thankful Thursday last week, I was not that busy I was just not in the mood. A lot of bad things happened the past week… I have been sick again and something in my past came back to haunt me, it brought back so much misery, worry and a lot of painful memories. I’m still not feeling well but I’m trying to find it in my heart to be thankful despite all the unfortunate things that happened.

I am thankful that everyday God shows me that He is in control in my life. That even though I mess up once in a while He is always there to fix things up and still loves me anyway.

I am thankful that my family crisis is finally coming to an end. I know things will never be the same again between my parents, I have finally accepted that they have their own separate lives now and my family will never be whole again.

I am thankful and hopeful that my laboratory results will be good news for everyone and I may just add that I only had two needle shots the last time I had my blood test. (I usually average 4 needle shots)

I am thankful for the strength and courage that God is giving me. I cannot get through with anything without Him in my life.

I am thankful for the people who continue to pray for my healing. Especially to those bloggers that I don’t really know but had given me encouragement and prayers. I thank God for their lives.

I am thankful that things may not be as I want them to be but they’re getting better and I know in time, everything will work out just fine.

Lastly, I am thankful for all the blessings that God is sending my way.

Just like the verse  quoted above, every time I am faced with a terrible situation I lift up a prayer to God and ask for guidance and strength.. He has been my shield and He is always there to rescue me and for that I am always thankful.

Do you ever feel that time seems to pass by so fast?  I sometimes feel that life s running me over and everyone seems to be moving forward and somehow I’ve been stuck here. It’s not that I don’t wanna move ahead, oh believe me, I do.. but there are things that are holding me back, things that I have no control over and I just feel that my life is temporarily on hold because of Lupus and because of that sometimes I find it rather difficult to find something to thank God for, but its the little things that we sometimes take for granted to give back to Him that we owe everything with.

I’m thankful that I was again given another day to live and I’m looking forward for a great day ahead.

I’m thankful that I had a chance to take a vacation last weekend and was able to reflect on my life as well as to relax and ease my mind a little.

I’m thankful that my family is well, I am blessed by the love we all shared together.

I’m thankful that although I almost bumped in with that person who broke my heart recently God didn’t allow it to happen just yet, He just know that I’m not yet ready.

I’m thankful that I have such wonderful friends that I can always depend on, someone who knows the real me and still accepts me as I am.

I’m thankful that even though I feel a bit of pain because of my Rheumatoid Arthritis, I can still walk and be able to do the things that I needed to do.

I’m thankful that even though I’m taking steroids, my friends say I’m losing a bit of weight and I still look good.

and lastly, I am thankful that despite everything God continues to gives me courage to face what lies ahead.

I’m not really a very thankful person, that’s why I hesitated joining this meme but maybe this will help me become appreciative of all the blessings that I am receiving. There’s actually so much that I should be thankful for, but sometimes especially when you’re facing a great deal of pain its rather difficult to be grateful. But I always remember this verse from the bible.

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6

Sometimes we take for granted all the blessings that we received and we get so caught up with our busy lives that we tend to at least thank the One responsible for all those blessings. Everything that I have right now, I owe to Him and its only right to give back all the praises and glory to God who never ceases to love me. Well, I don’t really know how to start so let me just begin with today…

I am thankful that I woke up again to see another day and experience the wonderful life that God continually bestow upon me.

I am thankful that I feel great today and no sign of Lupus attack anytime soon.

I am thankful for all the medicines that I’m taking, God is using them all to make me well.

I am thankful that God continues to protect my family and pouring us with a lot of blessings.

I am thankful for a dear friend who trusted to confide in me. I pray that I may give her the comfort that she needs right now.

I am thankful that despite my illness I still can work and do almost everything that I want.

I am thankful that even though I am heart broken right now, God is giving me all the love and comfort that I need.

and lastly, I am thankful for giving me all the strength to survive each day knowing that my life is hanging on a thread because of my worsening medical condition.

Wow, I never thought I could actually wrote this one but I am glad that I was able to realize that there is so much that I should be thankful for.

God bless!