Devotionals by Terri Pettyjohn Writer and Author December 16, 2008

It happens twice a year at our house, that dreaded time when I'm put in the role of
"etiquette" policeman. You know what I'm talking about, the thank you's that go out after
birthdays and holidays. It is always amazing to me that the same children who look
forward anxiously to every present they receive suddenly find themselves too busy to
stop and express their thanks to their benefactors. I am secure in the knowledge that
diligence will pay off and these reluctant disciples of etiquette will one day have their own
children to train. But yet, how many times do we look forward to the blessings of God,
and when enjoying the fruit of our prayers forget to express our
gratitude? Is it any wonder our worship is a little stilted when we haven't entered His
gates with our hearts overflowing with thanksgiving? When we begin to realize everything
we do have and not become obsessed with what we don't have, we can realize just how
richly we have been blessed.

Psalm 100:4 "Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give
thanks to him and praise his name."

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