“Thankfulness is not an emotion. It is a decision of the heart.“ - Pr. Larry Ollison
From the devotional Jesus Calling by Sarah Young:
Thankfulness takes the sting out of adversity. That is why I have instructed you to give thanks for everything. There is an element of mystery in this transaction. You give Me thinks (regardless of your feelings), and I give you Joy (regardless of your circumstances). This is spiritual act of obedience- at times, blind obedience. To people who don’t know Me intimately, it can seem irrational and even impossible to thank Me for heartrending hardships. Nonetheless, those who obey Me in this way are invariably blessed, even though difficulties may remain.
Thankfulness opens your heart to My Presenece and your mind to My thoughts. You may still be in the same place, with the same set of circumstances, but it is as if a light has been switched on, enabling you to see form My perspective. It is this Light of My Presence that removes the sting from adversity.
From the devotional Jesus Calling by Sarah Young:
Thankfulness takes the sting out of adversity. That is why I have instructed you to give thanks for everything. There is an element of mystery in this transaction. You give Me thinks (regardless of your feelings), and I give you Joy (regardless of your circumstances). This is spiritual act of obedience- at times, blind obedience. To people who don’t know Me intimately, it can seem irrational and even impossible to thank Me for heartrending hardships. Nonetheless, those who obey Me in this way are invariably blessed, even though difficulties may remain.
Thankfulness opens your heart to My Presenece and your mind to My thoughts. You may still be in the same place, with the same set of circumstances, but it is as if a light has been switched on, enabling you to see form My perspective. It is this Light of My Presence that removes the sting from adversity.
My thoughts:
I want God’s presence in my life today and every day. If thankfulness will help accomplish that, then I am more than willingly to pursue it! It’s easy to be thankful for the things that are delightful and pleasurable in my life- my kind, nurturing husband who loves Jesus, my sweet, lovely children who bring me daily joy, my wonderful friends and family who make me feel so cherished, the love of God that flows so easily through all these relationships and reminds me that I am precious to Him and that I have an eternal destiny with Him.
And now, the tough stuff...I purpose and choose to be thankful for all things going on in my life today. I choose to be thankful for the cold I have that is preventing good sleep and for the mass that may be cancer. I choose to be thankful for our financial situation and for my husband’s joblessness. I choose to be thankful for the Great Unknown that is our future just now. I choose to be thankful that my Daddy in Heaven is in control and I AM NOT!
I ask You, Father, to help me to maintain an attitude of gratitude daily for the easy things and the difficult things in my life. I want to feel Your presence invading my life in all areas, the tough as well as the wonderful. By Your Spirit Daddy, change my hard-hearted resentments into thankfulness to You. I need Your intervention! Switch on Your light and shine into my life, illuminating Your handiwork. Thank You, Daddy for all You are doing and for hearing my prayers. Thank You most of all, for being such a good Father to me and all your children.
I want God’s presence in my life today and every day. If thankfulness will help accomplish that, then I am more than willingly to pursue it! It’s easy to be thankful for the things that are delightful and pleasurable in my life- my kind, nurturing husband who loves Jesus, my sweet, lovely children who bring me daily joy, my wonderful friends and family who make me feel so cherished, the love of God that flows so easily through all these relationships and reminds me that I am precious to Him and that I have an eternal destiny with Him.
And now, the tough stuff...I purpose and choose to be thankful for all things going on in my life today. I choose to be thankful for the cold I have that is preventing good sleep and for the mass that may be cancer. I choose to be thankful for our financial situation and for my husband’s joblessness. I choose to be thankful for the Great Unknown that is our future just now. I choose to be thankful that my Daddy in Heaven is in control and I AM NOT!
I ask You, Father, to help me to maintain an attitude of gratitude daily for the easy things and the difficult things in my life. I want to feel Your presence invading my life in all areas, the tough as well as the wonderful. By Your Spirit Daddy, change my hard-hearted resentments into thankfulness to You. I need Your intervention! Switch on Your light and shine into my life, illuminating Your handiwork. Thank You, Daddy for all You are doing and for hearing my prayers. Thank You most of all, for being such a good Father to me and all your children.
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