I have a dear
friend who recently lost her a 12 year old son. She surprises me every
time she speaks of those moments. Going
through grief, my friend chose one only thing.
She chose
gratitude in the midst of the storms of life.
May be you
are not as strong as my friend
Or perhaps you find it difficult to see God in
that situation, then this is for you.
Can you still be grateful in hard days?
No matter how tough life is going for us thanksgiving is possible.
Whether it
is battling recession or surviving cancer, or painful separation, loss of a loved one etc. in these
unsavory moments we can make our hearts sing with thanksgiving.
I imagine
you raising your eyebrow and wondering thankful for what?
Relax and allow me show
you 7 Ways You Can Remain Thankful Even In Hard Days…
1. Prayer of Thanksgiving: As my sweet friend and I continued our discussion she told me how she
chose a simple prayer, said it every day until the stormy days were over.
Thank you Lord for choosing me as a vessel to show case Your Glory even at
this time!
I ask again,
Can we
actually choose gratitude during the bleak days?
Yes friend. I have said this more than I can count that there is tremnedous power in prayer.
Even if it is a word or a sentence we make with all our heart, the Lord hears us.
2. Make Thankfulness An Attitude: Thanksgiving is beyond our feelings it is about
our attitude. When we make thanksgiving a part of us, the stormy days don’t count!
In every
thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
During the
difficulties we should find more reasons to remain thankful.
When last
did you thank God without nagging about something?
Ponder on
this for a while:
Do you need an attitude readjustment?
3. Choose To Be Grateful Everyday: Be Dogged about it. I want you to choose
gratitude every single-waking day of your life.
It is a choice and a good one at that.
Choose to
be thankful no matter what!
Well if you get a little naggy always then you should read >>This<<
4. Remember Who Owns You: We are not run by the economy or the government of the world. This alone
should remain a constant reminder that you live a life it pleases
the King.
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
Psalm 79:13
*Gratitude is
one of those attributes that makes God happy.
*Thankfulness shows we trust God.
*Thankfulness implies you are grateful for all that He’s done, all that He will do and is doing.
5. Choose Contentment: Sometimes what drives our day hard is our lack of contentment.
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
I Timothy 6:6
Add to your
godliness, contentment. Be satisfied with the loads of benefits the Lord grants
you daily.
Remember you
aren’t paying for those. In fact, there are many of the blessings the Lord
gives us we didn’t pray for.
Always remember, there are many blessings you have you didn’t Pray for and Pay for
6. Writing a Thanksgiving Journal. There are many wonderful journals or you could
create one yourself. Draw pictures paste photos or make a scrap book out of it.
I once wrote 50 things I am grateful for.
7. Share Your Story. Believe it or not my faith was encouraged when my friend her story of hope and gratitude. It blessed my heart to see someone wholeheartedly bless the Lord for a contrary situation.
Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
1 Chronicles 16:8
Share your testimony today. It may be the one thing that gives hope to someone.
By His Great Grace,
Ifeoma Samuel
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Comment Update!
Dear friends, I have the habit of visiting you before I
respond here on my blog that way I can keep track of blogging friends I am yet
to visit.
To keep up with your latest posts, I changed my strategy. Now I visit your blog then respond to very few comments here.
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