{"id":342,"date":"2011-06-29T09:44:07","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T13:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=342"},"modified":"2011-06-29T09:44:07","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T13:44:07","slug":"a-thankful-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2011\/06\/a-thankful-walk.html","title":{"rendered":"A Thankful Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday we talked about walking with Jesus &#8212; picturing Him walking beside you, just outside your range of vision as you follow your exercise route.\u00a0 So what do you say to Jesus?<\/p>\n<p>Most of us start out with our list of wants and needs.\u00a0 I have to admit to it.\u00a0 A lot of my recent conversations with God recently have begun with a mention of my malfunctioning refrigerator.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a better idea.\u00a0 Let\u2019s begin our conversation with a few overdo thank-yous.\u00a0 What in\u00a0 your life do you appreciate most?\u00a0 Your family?\u00a0 Your friends?\u00a0 Your health?\u00a0 Every good gift you have comes from God &#8212; so you might want to let Him know occasionally that you appreciate them!\u00a0 A walk together is a good time to begin that habit of gratitude and praise.<\/p>\n<p>It never fails. When I begin thanking God, I find I have a huge supply of good things in my life that I was taking for granted.\u00a0 I never even\u00a0 bothered to think much about them.\u00a0 But as I begin thanking God for them, I am overwhelmed with the goodness of God and with the joys He has lavished on me.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget your walk with Jesus today.\u00a0 It will be good for your heart &#8212; in more ways than one!<\/p>\n<p><em>Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/em><br \/>\nSusan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday we talked about walking with Jesus &#8212; picturing Him walking beside you, just outside your range of vision as you follow your exercise route.\u00a0 So what do you say to Jesus? 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