Thanksgiving is a word of action. We must not just utter the words, but live by them. We must remember 1 Thes. 5:18, In everything give thanks. Sometimes this is hard to do, but we must stop, take a look, and know that all things work together for our good. Regardless of how it appears at the time, God is for us and not against us, and He is working things together for our good. He wants our lives to be formed into the very image of His Son, Jesus. This will take a process, a work, and definitely some chiseling of what isn't like Him, if we're brave enough and honest enough to look at ourselves.
As I look back through life, I see how far He has brought me. Through some painful experiences and circumstances and through it all, He was working it out for me to see my frailties, my shortcomings, my selfishness, and the areas of my life that are not like Him. To bring me to a place that I can see not just how far I've come but how much farther I need to go. He is faithful, He is love, and He is very honest with us. His desire is for us is to give us a life, one that we could we couldn't even hope or ask for. That's not necessarily the materialistic part but the one that is full and blessed and thankful.
It's very easy to be thankful for the good things, but not so much the bad. But is it not the bad that teaches us so much? So today, think of the painful times in your life & think of where they have brought you and where they can take you & be thankful for them. You are the wonderful person you are because of your experiences; the good, the bad, and the ugly. So thank God for them......and remember He is worthy of all of our thanks!
Be Blessed!
2 comments:
Good Word Sis, and a great thought. It is easy to thank Him for the good, but a little more difficult to understand that even the bad may have been used for our good. Thanks.
that was truely a good word, and deeply felt, and oh so true, it's not easy ,we don't wanna be thankful for the bad things that's happened in our life, but when we can do that, great is our reward, that's when God will show up and reveal his goodness on our behalf for all to see and know that only God can move in your life in such a way. You continue to recieve the blessings of God always i pray
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