The History of Religion Refuted

Such an innovative act of toleration stood virtually alone in a Europe (except for the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) where standard practice forced the subjects of a ruler to follow whatever religion that the ruler formally adopted – the application of the principle of cuius regio, eius religio. The preaching of Martin Luther and his many followers raised tensions across Europe. Europe and America are impaled on the horns of a strategic dilemma. God, we thank You for who You are and all You have done for us. US AID cupping programs have helped farmers learn what their coffee tastes like and to link farming practices with quality. Jesus, I want to be like You who obeyed the Father without complaint. I want to be like the Apostle Paul who learned contentment in every circumstance. Change my outlook and attitude into one of joyful contentment with my present circumstances. Teach me to be joyful always, to pray continually and to give thanks in all my circumstances. We can quickly get discouraged, frustrated, and burned out by circumstances or relationships beyond our control. Our lives can get overwhelming, daunting, and challenging.

Please help us to wait on Your perfectly timed plans, fully surrendering our lives to Your leading. They wait patiently for some dark future event only they know about. In those seasons where we feel hopeless and helpless, the best thing we can do is turn away from the challenges and toward the love of God. Instead of using your eyes to communicate with others, you shut them and turn your thoughts inward. Open my eyes to see the gifts you’ve given me in my life. We praise You when life is happy. What else could we do but give him endless thanks and praise in return? I choose to continually offer You a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that give praise to Your name (Hebrews 13:15). I long to bring a smile to Your face. Give me Your attitude of humility and thankful acceptance. Single. I prefer focusing on my career and being the best person I can be. I’m going to start by thanking you for loving me enough to come to earth and die so we can live together forever. Most of all, thank you for your unconditional love and support, which has seen me through every challenge and kept me going.

Thank You for everything that You’ve done for me; seen and unseen. When we remember that God is in control and our lives are not our own, we remember we have a Savior who gives us strength when we are weak and comforts us in all our times of need. Thank you for your promises that speak love and peace into our lives every day. Download and print this guide to keep with you as a reminder of God’s love and promises. We love and serve a good, gracious Father, and we are undeserving of the love, grace, and mercy he so freely lavishes on us. What are you thankful for, do you thank God daily for even little things? I am blessed daily by family and friends through their kindness and loving deeds. Lord, teach me to offer you a heart of thanksgiving and praise in all my daily experiences of life. God, Sometimes life gets me down and I find it hard to see things to be thankful for.

God knows if you want to find Him. We hope and pray that the following verses, prayers, videos, and resources help you find countless ways to say “thank you” to the Lord of all heaven and earth, the God who knows and cherishes our hearts. Our soul and spirit swallows it up and it becomes alive within our minds and hearts. I am grateful for Your Holy Spirit that comforts me during times of fear and doubt. Thank you for guiding me through difficult times and for giving me the courage to face whatever comes my way. When we pause to count our blessings, there’s no better way to express our gratitude than through a heartfelt prayer of thanksgiving. Saying a thanksgiving prayer is how we make a change in our heart and mind. I wish I had realized the fact that search engines exist as confirmation bias generators much sooner, I’m sure all of us have at some point been in a conversation (or at least observed a conversation) where someone will attempt use the logical fallacy of appealing to authority by saying that a simple Google search proves their point, I found myself in one of these conversations within the last month.