PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS WONDERFUL WORKS
God is amazing. He provides for everyone, even the pesky seagulls that steal your picnic lunch. Annoying though they may be, next time they steal your lunch, try to remember that God is using you to fulfill His promise to care for the "birds of the air".
GIVE THANKS IN EVERYTHING
"Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." I Thessalonians 17-18
It is so easy to ask for things, but so hard to remember all the things that God does for us. Even the unpleasant things that God does for our good. Like a day where nothing seems to go properly. Like family issues that never seem to get resolved. The list is seemingly endless.
God's mercy endures forever
God teaches us through struggle. God loves us in the midst of trouble. But it is up to us to praise Him.
Philippians 4:4-7 "Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
If we want peace, then we must be thankful, even for the unpleasant things.
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