If however, you are already a twitter addict (like me), you have probably seen that I am trying to start a new trend called ThankfulThurs. Every Thursday I am focusing my tweets on things that I am thankful for. It all began July 23rd. During my time with the Lord I felt convicted that I had been complaining a lot about little things. I had lost sight of what was really important in life and began focusing on things that, in the long run, didn’t matter. That day I decided that everything I would tweet would begin with “I am thankful…” I liked it so much that I decided to continue it all weekend.
I’ll never forget that weekend at Women of Faith in Seattle. The event was great! We laughed. We cried. We had a blast! I believe that many lives were changed and God was glorified. What more can you ask for?
When the event was over, I had quite a commute back to Nashville from the other side of the country. I opted for a later flight Sunday afternoon as opposed to the 6AM flight so I could sleep in a bit. That weekend I had enjoyed tweeting thankful thoughts so much and felt like God was developing a more gracious heart within me. Even thinking back to that now, I can see God’s hand in preparing my heart for the trip that awaited me. Flights were delayed, then canceled, I was all by myself and felt so lonely. To top it off, I was under a great cloud of temptation in the area of food. If it were not for my newly developed attitude of gratitude, I guarantee I would’ve run to the nearest restaurant and drowned myself in a pool of chocolate.
Don’t get me wrong. My circumstances were horrible! But through it all I kept tweeting about the things I was thankful for: thankful that I knew I would eventually get home. Thankful for God’s wisdom to call American Airlines right after my flight was canceled, ensuring me one of the few remaining seats on the last flight to Nashville. Thankful for great friends (Lisa Whelchel) that would come and spend time with me during my 3 hour delay. Thankful for the grace to resist temptation to eat things that were not good for me. You see, rather than focusing on the things that were going wrong, I fixed my gaze on Jesus and all of His blessings. By the time I did finally get home (at 2AM), I wore a big smile on my face and bubbled over with thankfulness for how God provided for me during that trip.
I learned a valuable lesson that weekend. I believe that thankfulness benefits us more than it does anyone else. It completely changes the way we see things and makes room for God to work in ways we would not see otherwise.
I figure that if we can suggest the latest tunes we love on #MusicMonday or recommend our favorite tweeters on #FollowFriday, why not pass on something that can change someone’s life on #ThankfulThurs? Have you ever noticed that thankfulness is contagious? Will you join me in centering your tweets on things you are thankful for every Thursday? Tweet thankful thoughts often and be sure to put “#ThankfulThurs” at the end. Let’s make this a trending topic so when people click on the trending topics list, they will see the fingerprints of God. And don’t forget to retweet to all of your friends!
Let’s start a thankfulness revolution!
Disa
“And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.” Colossians 3:15-16 NLT