Thankfulness passes through our mind from time to time, like the thankfulness that floods our spirit when we are forgiven for making that huge mistake, or when are unexpectedly given a gift just-because...or those sweet moments that fill our heart up after seeing a beautiful sunset/sunrise, the majesty of mountains, or the crashing waves of the ocean on the coast (Coos Bay.. Youre still on my mind)!! Thankfulness. However, its no secret in my life that I struggle to be thankful always as the Bible leads (1 Thes. 5). Its no secret that I struggle to rejoice in suffering (Rom. 5). But what IF I fought for these things? What IF I grabbed my frustrating situations by the horns and no matter what I felt, decided to lift my voice in praise to God, FOR those situations? What if I praised Him for the very things that are causing me to not want to talk to Him? My grandma is right about Romans 8:28-29. She has quoted that to me almost every day I have been alive - that God works everything together for the good of those who love Him! I can hear her saying it to me now. And each additional day God gives me, I have been learning and seeing with my own eyes just how real this is. God is a God of redemption. Even things that the enemy mean for evil God can redeem and use for good. All the hurt I experience, all the let downs and disappointments.. the more I learn to loosen my grip and drop them into the hands of Jesus, the more I see the true Artist paint in ways I never dreamt of. Thankfulness. Im sure there are a few of you out there today who dont feel like being thankful - but what IF peace, true peace, comes through facing our situations with praise, having faith in the God who redeems? Thankful for each of you today!
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 07:46:36 +0000
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