Give Thanks

Our lives are full of ups and downs and even when they are down, we need to remember that God is in them. If we lose sight of what He is doing, we lose sight of the blessings that He is giving us and who knows what they are, but today you get another day to love the ones you are with, to be thankful and joyful because the Lord is so good. When you talk with Him today, give thanks to Him for where you are at and trust Him in all things, for He is in control. The more you allow Him to work in the situation, the easier it will go, but the more you hold onto things the hard the situation will become. Allow God to be in control. Surrender all to Him, He will carry you through.

This is the song I woke up singing this morning:

Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son

Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son

And now let the weak say, "I am strong"
Let the poor say, "I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us"

And now let the weak say, "I am strong"
Let the poor say, "I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us"

Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son

Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son

And now let the weak say, "I am strong"
Let the poor say, "I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us"

And now let the weak say, "I am strong"
Let the poor say, "I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us"
Give thanks

We give thanks to You oh Lord
We give thanks
Remember that God is in control and the more you allow Him, the more He will do. He is in it all, trust Him.

Positive thinking requires faith, for us to think that things will work out OK, we must believe that they will. Our brains control us in ways we don't even know. God knew this all, He has told us to throw all our cares on Him, He designed us this way, He made the intricacies of who we are and He knew that we would look at the negative more powerfully then the positive. But He can free us from ourselves if we are willing to trust in Him, to believe that the work He is doing is for a greater purpose, when we focus our attention on the negative, it only pulls us down, but when we turn our eyes to Heaven and leave the negative behind we are able to see God's hand in it all. So when a hard day hits, we can be thankful for the trials, because God is in them. When we get stuck in traffic, we can praise God because He has given us more time to talk with Him. When we have a fight with our spouse we can be thankful, because in all of them, they bring hope and perseverance that shows us that we can make it, not on our own, but with God. He is with us and the more we allow Him, the more we can see that He is in it. Just surrender it to Him.

Thinking positive is a change to the way we are, but let me tell you, if you want the people to see Jesus, what a better way. He will help you change, but you have to be willing to be thankful for everything, you have to take the first steps, it is a choice and it will be difficult at first, but anything worth doing is not easy, it takes work and faith. Give God a chance to change you, take the first step.

Have a wonderful day.

This verse was sent to me after I published this blog. 1 Timothy 4:10 "That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe."