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The Secret to Being Thankful "For All Things" [Excerpt] Posted: 03 May 2012 07:58 AM PDT   Ann Voskamp shares a discovery from her spiritual practice of counting gifts. [Excerpt from Selections from One Thousand Gifts: Finding Joy in What Really Matters.]   Ann Voskamp I had read it often, the oft-quoted verse: "And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ" (Ephesians 5:20). I would nod and say straight-faced, "I'm thankful for everything."   But [in] counting gifts, to one thousand, more, I discover that slapping a sloppy brush of thanksgiving over everything in my life leaves me deeply thankful for very few things. A lifetime of sermons on "thanks in all things" and the shelves sagging with books on these things and I testify: life-changing gratitude does not fasten to a life unless nailed through with one very specific nail at a time.   Little nails and a steady hammer can rebuild a life... -Ann Voskamp   Q: It's "little nail" time. What's one specific thing you're thankful for? Feel free to share in a comment. -Adam Forrest, Zondervan   Learn More Learn more about the devotional Selections from One Thousand Gifts. Visit Ann Voskamp's blog at www.aholyexperience.com.   Suggested Posts Making Time (How to Slow Down) via Ann Voskamp (Some styling above is a web-exclusive feature not included in text of Selections from One Thousand Gifts. This post does not represent the views of Zondervan or any of its representatives. The writer's personal opinions are shared only for information purposes. To receive new Zondervan Blog posts in your reader or email inbox, subscribe to Zondervan Blog.)

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