Gratitude
makes us grateful
for the storms
we went through,
and for the hard times
we'll never forget.
We are where we are today
by the grace and mercy of God.
Gratitude
brings peace for today
and a vision for tomorrow.
Gratitude
turns anger into humility
it turns dissatisfaction into satisfaction;
it turns enough into more than enough.
Gratitude
turns chaos into order,
confusion into clarity.
It's common to see people
doing the right things,
but their lives of obedience
often fail to acknowledge
the simple things,
and to say a simple thank you for them.
It is easy to get lost
in the discipline of obedience.
Human nature
does not lend itself to gratitude.
It lends itself to complaining.
We like to see thankful people,
and hates a murmuring,
grumbling,fault-finding,
complaining people.We all face hard times
in our lives one time or another.
Often we're not aware
we are ungrateful people,
and we like to
justify ourselves.
And through
events in our lives, or through other people,
we face afflictions and persecutions.
It's difficult to see
blessings in afflictions
because it's painful
But nothing happens by chance
It's put there for us to test us,
and to bless us
by making us stronger
But you ask...
How can blessings be painful?
Because we suffer hurts and much pain,
and also loss of peace and happiness.
Blessing does come with pain...
God knew
what He was bringing Joseph through,
and God also knows
what He's doing when He allows you
to go through hard time.
Afflictions are working out
God's purpose in our lives.
Afflictions will expose
our self-will and pride in us,
our attitude of ungratefulness.
God,
in His infinite wisdom and foreknowledge, allows things to come into our lives,
because God wants to know
what's in our hearts,
and God is working things out
for our destiny.
Are you the grateful kind of a person?
A grumpy attitude
can evolve quickly
and quietly into a sour character.
You unknowingly
become one of those people,
no one wants to be around,
because you're always in protest.
Never happy
with the way things are,
you keep complaining
about the way things
could be or should be.
If this sounds like your life,
it's time
to let them go.
But how?
This is how.
Blessed are the meek
Because the meek has power,
power to exercise self-control,
not complaining
in less favourable cirmcumstanses,
power to overlook
insults or provocation,
power to bless
those who curse you,
power to wait
patiently and thankfully
power to accept
everything that happened
as a part of
God's infinite plan and purpose.
Meekness
is the foundation
for an attitude of thankfulness
The Word of God says...
"Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth."
Amen. In Jesus's Name.
