{"id":6102,"date":"2024-11-17T01:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T08:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmccnow.com\/cms\/?p=6102"},"modified":"2024-11-12T09:02:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:02:08","slug":"2024-gratitude-guide-november-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmccnow.com\/cms\/2024-gratitude-guide-november-17\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Gratitude Guide: November 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is day 15 of our 27 day gratitude and prayer guide in preparation for Thanksgiving. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmccnow.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pray-and-Give-Thanks-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can download the entire guide here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day 3: Respond to James 1:17<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On a sheet of paper or in a journal, write down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/jas.1.17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James 1:17<\/a> but in your own words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Respond:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go back and read through your answers and thoughts written down through the past two days about James 1:17 and related verses. Spend some time in solitude thinking about the verses and what you&#8217;ve learned, reflected on, and prayed about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give a gift of gratitude to someone by sharing a note, a text, or a phone call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prayer of supplication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On your paper or in your journal, write down your responses to the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can God use you? How can he help you to put your gifts to work to serve him and his people?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who do you know who needs to know the gifts that come down from the Father above?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spend some time praying for the answers to the above questions. You can use the following as a prompt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Father, first, I pray that you open my eyes to the gifts you have given me. 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