In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1These 5:18
Giving thanks to God or humanity seems to be the hardest thing to say for some folks, especially in the christendom. Gratitude is a covenant way to our high places, giving thanks for where we are today is one way to get to where we ought to be. Apostle Paul through the Holy Spirit said in everything, that is all things minus nothing. both in convenience and out of convenience, give Him thanks for that is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Hear what God said:
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. Mala 2:2
That will not be our portion in Jesus name. Giving thanks here is not as the world will see it, that is thanking God or someone for what they have done for you. It is normal to be happy and thankful when everything is alright. But what about the trial times, the dark time of our lives, when it seems the world and everything in it is against us, when God seems very far away from us. how many can open their mouth and say "THANK YOU JESUS". Thanksgiving or gratitude is expression of faith/belief in the word of God, you are not thanking Him because He has done anything but because you know He can do all things.
READ: A LETTER TO GOD II
Someone may be tempted to ask what am I thanking Him for, it is a long list. but it'll do you good to start right from where you are:
Thank him for your shoes...
Thank him for your legs
Thank him for your hands
Thank him for your mouth
Thank him for your nose
Thank Him for eyes and your ears.
Thank Him for this moment
Thank Him for this one, that one and that one. The list can go on and on.
A wise man said that "if you can think then you can thank, so think, from the very day you came into this world to this day, the list will continue to infinite.
PRAYER: Father, I know you have done much for me. the things I need today and all I will ever need in life, you have richly supplied in Christ Jesus, So Lord close my eyes to those things that are yet to be manifested and open my eyes to the ones you have perfected, so that I will be thankful. In Jesus name.
QUOTES
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?' William Arthur Ward.
We all have our down days, but it's not hard to smile and say, 'Thank you.' Yvette Nicole Brown
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