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In 1 Thessalonians 5:18, we're told to give thanks in "all circumstances." All? How do we do that? Join me as we learn about God's faithfulness and provision, as He teaches us to give thanks to Him in ALL circumstances.

https://harvestministry.org/muller
https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/george-muellers-strategy-for-showing-god

Daily, God sends blessings to us. Like the chorus of this song says, "Mercy drops 'round us are falling, but for the showers we plead." Are you asking God to shower you with blessings? Just like a much-needed rainstorm refreshes everything around it, so does a shower of blessings from heaven refresh our souls and revive our spirits. Join me to learn more about this beautiful hymn and how it came to be.

https://dianaleaghmatthews.com/there-shall-be-showers-of-blessings/#.YOi0MXDPxPY
Morgan, Robert J., Then Sings my Soul: Special Edition, W Publishing © 2010, pg 271
http://jobuestmusik.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-story-behinde-hymn-there-shall-be.html

Rain -- too little of it is just as problematic as too much. Drought can be devastating, just like flooding, but in a slower fashion. Are you in a season of spiritual drought? What will bring the rain to refresh you? Join me as we talk about spiritual drought and how God uses it in our lives.

Rain. Too much causes flooding and great damage. Too little means not enough water to drink and sometimes, not enough food because of the lack of water. It's important in both extremes. God created rain, and He compares it to Himself and to His Word, the Bible. Join me as we study rain this week.

https://scijinks.gov/rain/
https://www.livescience.com/37648-good-smells-rain-petrichor.html

I'm taking the month of June away from ThoughtSeeds Podcast, and I'll see you again July 6th!

From a 1972 musical commissioned by a California church to share Jesus with the masses comes this simple song, with the precise message Jesus came to deliver: "Freely, you have received. Freely give." Join me to learn more about this song and how it came to be.

http://songscoops.blogspot.com/2015/12/freely-freely-carol-owens.html

God has given every person skills and talents -- saved and unsaved alike. How can you use those for His glory, to serve others and reach them for His kingdom? In addition, those who are saved are given spiritual gifts by the Holy Spirit. Do you know what your spiritual gifts are? Join me as we learn more about each of these things, their purposes, and how we can use them to give back to God as we give to others.

https://www.tyndale.com/sites/unfoldingfaithblog/2019/10/01/a-quick-list-of-biblical-spiritual-gifts-which-gifts-exist-and-what-they-mean/

Scripture says God is the giver of all good things, and He gives perfect gifts. What can we learn about gifts and giving as we study the perfect Gift-Giver Himself?

Just as the Israelites were strangers in a strange land, and God guided them to their promised home, we are also pilgrims in a foreign land, on our way to our eternal home. William Williams, traveling preacher of Wales and the Father of Welsh Hymnody, wrote this much-loved hymn, "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah." Join me as we learn more about Williams, his great contributions to the Kingdom of God (and to our hymnals!), and as we study this great hymn.

https://www.challies.com/articles/hymn-stories-guide-me-o-thou-great-jehovah/

The enemy likes to use distractions to divert our attentions from God's way and from His best. In Scripture, we look at several examples of both good and bad distractions, and the ways that practicing self-control helps us. We also see how continuing on from our failures builds our faith. Join me as we study Martha, Nehemiah, Peter, and more today.

https://haroldherring.com/blogs/harolds-blogs/richthoughts/1084-avoid-these-7-distractions-to-your-focus
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/lord-deliver-me-from-distraction