Starting on February 1st,
all six grandkids awakened to find a heart, on the kitchen door, with one of
their attributes listed on it. They
immediately wanted to know what word was written on their heart. I told them the word, but also made it a
point to tell them why that attribute had been chosen. We talked about it during the day as examples
of that characteristic were displayed.
The hearts on the door were the first thing they checked on each morning. The grandkids also wanted to see what was
written on their siblings’ hearts.
During the 14 days we did this, the kids began noticing characteristics
that needed to be added for a brother or sister. We talked about it being a positive quality
that was being recognized. The hearts
were made up until Valentine’s Day. One
grandchild mentioned that it would be OK to keep making the hearts every
day. The hearts will stay up, during
February, as a reminder to look for and express gratitude for the positive
attributes we see in others.
What a reminder of how
much it must please God when we acknowledge His attributes, take the time to
express why we recognize and appreciate them, and then take time to give thanks
for the difference He is making in our lives.
And I’m sure He would like it and look forward to it if we did it every
day.
Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make
known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell
of all his wonderful acts.
1 Chronicles 16:8-9
I will give thanks to the Lord because of his
righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.
Psalm 7:17
I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been
good to me.
Psalm 13:6
You are
my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I
can rely.
Psalm 59:17
Then we
your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever; from
generation to generation we will proclaim your praise.
Psalm 79:13
Enter his
gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and
praise his name.
Psalm 100:4
For great
is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise
the Lord.
Psalm 117:2
The Lord
is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.
Psalm
118:14
Great is
the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.
Psalm 145:3
Finally,
brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is
excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.
Philippians 4:8
Through
Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise – the
fruit of lips that openly profess his name,
Hebrews 13:15
No comments:
Post a Comment