Category: Brady’s Experiences

21 Prayers of Thanksgiving

Last month, I finished Rachel Larkin’s 21 Prayers of Thanksgiving: Transform Your Prayer Life by Giving Thanks.  In the book, Larkin offers 10 ways that thankfulness transforms our prayers.

Giving Thanks:   

  1. Opens our eyes to the unseen
  2. Opens our eyes to see behind the scenes of life, to see the story that God is weaving through our daily moments – the untold story. “So, we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18
  3. Shifts our focus onto Jesus. One prayer of thanksgiving today can move your focus from earthly things to heavenly things.
  4. Reminds us of His Goodness and Love. “Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!” Psalm 106:1. Remembering all the wonderful blessings in our life on a regular basis brings us into a spacious, open place of freedom.
  5. Draws us into His Presence. “Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence.” Psalm 140:13 As we praise and give thanks to our Father, we are drawn into His very presence. His presence is the place to listen and talk to God. Thanksgiving is the key that unlocks our conversations with God
  6. Pleases God “In everything give thanks. For this is God’s will (desire) for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18
  7. Brings clarity in decisions
  8. Keeps us hopeful “But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.” Psalm 71:14 ESV
  9. Banishes Fear and Doubt…
  10. …and Miracles follow Thanksgiving

Click here to for my application of Larkin’s 21 Prayers of Thanksgiving.

On Pause…

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged…  In fact, I’ve taken a 90-day break since my last post.  It’s almost like I was practicing “The Pause Principle”…but not quite…

So, where have I been?  What have I been doing?

Let me take you on a journey…  In 2013, I started blogging during the Government Shutdown when I had a lot of time on my hands.  In the beginning, I posted twice per week.  Eventually, I found that I was spending more time on the computer than I was with my family, so I made some adjustments and went to weekly postings.  In September 2014, I started summarizing my monthly posts in a newsletter to subscribers (if you’re interested, check out the sidebar on the right side of my home page).

In March of this year, I started a new role at work.  As supervisor for the HR Directors across NASA’s 10 field centers that span across the country, more remote work is required…and we’re in the start-up phase of consolidating HR operations across NASA.  It’s taken me some time to hit my stride, leaving less time to blog recently…plus, this was a particularly significant Spring for our family with Katy’s graduation from High School and Tanner’s graduation from Elementary.

Click here to learn more about my last 90 days.