40Days Of Gratitude With Bev Allen - Day 32: Grateful I live In A Peaceful Country

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Welcome to 40 Days Of Gratitude day 32!  Thank the Lord, we are on of week 5, and what an adventure! We are now on the  5th week of focusing on our blessings and not our problems and it has ignited something wonderful in me!   Thank sharing this awesome experience with me. I am looking forward to reading your comments and sharing your stories:  Revelations, problems solved, ideas conceived and birthed etc.

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At the end of the devotion I invite you to do a short quiet reflection of 5 - 10 minutes. Breath deeply and focus on your breath - inhalation and exhalation.  If your mind is "busy" repeat the gratitude of the day or your own personal gratitude that comes to mind.  This quite time will allow you to hear from God.

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TODAY'S DEVOTION:

Today I am grateful and thankful that I live in a peaceful country.  Canada is well known around the world as the "Peace Keeper".  To be born in a region that has not known war in my lifetime is something that I do not take for granted.  As a little girl growing up in Jamaica, I remember listening to the radio every day and the news every morning, noon and night I would hear updates on wars: Vietnam, Northern Ireland, the Middle East; it was horrifying and never ending.  Later in adulthood many of these conflicts ended so the people who live in those countries finally got the chance to experience some form of peace.  It was great not to be hearing about war all the time.  Then came  the Iraq and Afghanistan wars; Afghanistan is still ongoing.  Over the last five years it   seems like the whole region is embroiled in wars.  Can you imagine what it is like living in the areas of these conflicts?  Having rockets blasting overhead every  night and every day, I cannot, it is incomprehensible to me. I see the destruction and devastation and  wonder how is it even  possible for people to survive it, but they do.  I so appreciate peace and cooperation and I definitely can imagine a world without conflicts.

THOUGHT TO FOCUS ON:

I love peace - in every area of life!

SCRIPTURE:

John 16:33 (TPT) And everything I've taught you is so that the peace which is in me will be in you and will give you great confidence as you rest in me.  For in this unbelieving world you will experience trouble and sorrows, but you must be courageous, for I have conquered the world!"

PRAYER:

Righteous and eternal Father, I thank you for the peace you have given to the North American continent and the Caribbean region during my lifetime.  Father, even though a great number of countries are experience peace today, there are so many that are being destroyed by war and conflicts and I pray for the people of every country that is currently under civil unrest, conflicts and outright wars that you will intervene by your power and by your might and restore peace to your people.  I pray for the leaders of these countries that you will impart wisdom, knowledge and understanding in them, that they will seek out and take wise counsel so that their people will know security and prosperity.  Thank you for hearing and answering our prayers, Father.  In Jesus name I pray, AMEN 🙏🙏🙏

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If you live in a peaceful country take a moment to imagine what life is like for your fellow human beings who do not.  Just close your eyes for a minute and imagine what it would be like for you if you lived in a war zone.  I believe that if we all try to imagine what life is like for those people we will be more compassionate towards them, especially the children.

If you are reading this and you are one of the unfortunate souls that live in a country that is consumed with conflicts or wars, my heart goes out to you and I pray for your peace, your security and every area of your life.  May the Grace of God envelop you, comfort you, protect and provide for you.

Grace & Peace,

Beverley