{"id":2242,"date":"2023-01-04T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/?p=2242"},"modified":"2023-01-03T00:07:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T05:07:45","slug":"so-much-to-thank-god-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2023\/01\/04\/so-much-to-thank-god-for\/","title":{"rendered":"So much to thank God for."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Walter Hawkins &amp; Donnie McClurkin - Thank You\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-0bI7cG1vfQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope you all had a chance to click on the YouTube link and listen to Thank you by Walter Hawkins &amp; Donnie McClurklin. It will bless your soul. Talk about a way to start your morning with a praise in our hearts and on our lips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This morning I would like us all to take time to jot down things we are thankful for and place them in our &#8220;jar of thankfulness.&#8221; If you are not familiar with what I am referring to let me fill you in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">New Year jar of blessing directions:\n- Start the year with an empty jar.\n- Every few days or each week add a note about something good, something fun you did, or something that made someone laugh or smile.\n- Then on New Year's Eve empty the jar and read about the amazing year you had.\n\nJar of Thankfulness:\n- Write down what you are thankful on strips of paper and collect in an empty jar.\n- When you are feeling down, alone, overwhelmed, or defeated take a peak inside of your jar to remind yourself of everything you have to be thankful for. \n<em>Do this as often as you have to, to remember <\/em>just how blessed you are. There is nothing too big or too small to be thankful for. If you do not have a jar then feel free to store in the notes section of your phone, a journal, vision board, chalkboard, or whatever you have access to that you can retrieve easily.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>I invite each of you to share this concept with friends and family so we can encourage others to have a heart of gratitude and thanksgiving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this wonderful Wednesday morning what are you thankful for? Add a few things in the comments section. <em><strong>Feel free to share a testimony or a word of praise with others. Let&#8217;s be intentional to give God <\/strong><\/em><b><i>the<\/i><\/b><em><strong> praise this morning. Amen somebody.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hope you all had a chance to click on the YouTube link and listen to Thank you by Walter Hawkins &amp; Donnie McClurklin. It will bless your soul. Talk about a way to start your morning with a praise in&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2023\/01\/04\/so-much-to-thank-god-for\/\" class=\"readmore\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">So much to thank God for.<\/span><span class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[77],"class_list":["post-2242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-joy","tag-thankful","content-layout-excerpt-thumb"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pexels-photo-5912586.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1058&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":359,"url":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2019\/11\/13\/thankful-thursdays-11-14-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":2242,"position":0},"title":"Thankful Thursdays    11.14.19","author":"Whitnee","date":"November 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Tomorrow I would like to share with you an insert that I received from one of my most dearest friends. 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