Ephesians 5:15–20
KJV — "See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is... be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."
NASB95 — "Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil... always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father."
ESV — "Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil... giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."
I don't have to search far for reasons to give thanks. Covid nearly took us under, and He carried us through. When we lost our footing at The Star Vista, He opened a door at the Gateway that I could never have engineered myself. Paul doesn't call us to thank God only for the dramatic rescues — he says always, for everything. That's the harder discipline. It means thanking Him for the quiet provision too: a volunteer who turns up, a Restarter who stays one more week, a cheque that arrives just in time. I'm learning that gratitude isn't a mood I wait for. It's a posture I choose, again and again, because He has never once let go of TCE — or of me.
Father, forgive me for the days I count Your blessings only when they're spectacular. Teach me to see Your hand in the ordinary mercies of running this Gateway, and to thank You for all of it — the trials You've walked us through and the ones You're still walking us through. Amen.
Soli Deo Gloria
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." — 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
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