yesterday I woke up and I lay there praying and my first thought was to pray about needs... but something within my spirit told me to only be thankful... and so I started thanking God for the many many things that He does for me that I don't even think about...
I often think much about where I want to be instead of being thankful for where I am.. and that is crazy for me because I should know how to be thankful for even just waking up because there were times that I didn't know if I would...
repeatedly through the psalms David would tell us how much he loves God and how thankful he was just to be able to serve Him... can we imagine the changes the church could make if we would all take on that attitude of gratitude... can we imagine the changes in just our own household or our job if our attitude changed from what we think we deserve to how thankful we are to just be in the number... look how many people have lost their homes and their jobs during this time of recession... and those of us who have a job and a roof over our head never think too much about how much we have and how protected we are by our God... instead we end up complaining about the pay or the people... or the mortgage or rent or electric bill... look how many people have lost everything... and we have so much and instead of being thankful... we tend to think we deserve something...
Father I just thank you... with all that I am.. for all that you give me... even the things I don't think about like air and water and health and children that are healthy and whole... I lift my arms in praise and adoration to you... I thank you for the big things in life.. .but even more than that.. I thank you for every day... I pray that I will change my focus onto what I can do for someone else... anyone... in Jesus name I pray.. amen.amen.amen. I love you Lord... with ALL my heart, mind, and body...
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