We live in a world where some of the people are very rich while others are very poor.  This might not seem fair to you.  But in the Bible, there was a man called Agur who was a very wise man.  He wrote in Proverbs 30:8-9 and asked God to:

"Make me honest and don't let me be very poor or very rich.
Just give me my daily bread and what I need.
Otherwise, I may have too much and forget about You and say:
'Who is the Lord?'
Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonour Your name."

Yes, we always want good things and desire to do well.  But, we often find ourselves in times when we have problems or difficulties.   This hurts us and we need to ask Jesus to guard our hearts and forgive us for all the anger and bitterness that we may have.  

When we invited Jesus to be our Saviour, He became the wise and loving Provider of all our needs.  Sit down now and think about all the things that God has done for you.  He kept you safe last night, didn't He?  And what about the food you ate for breakfast and the clothes you are wearing now?

I'm sure you can think of many other things.  So, let's wait a minute while you think of many wonderful things that God has done for you and your family.  In the meantime, Paul's good advice to us in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 is to:

"Always be joyful and pray continually and in everything give thanks,
for in Christ Jesus this is God's will for you"

We need to forget about our hurts and rather think about all our blessings.  I want to invent two new words.  Instead of shouting, "I want ... whatever", we will change this to, "I Wanta!"  And so instead of saying, "Thank you" we will now say, "I Thanka!"   Now we can play a little game and learn how to appreciate our blessings and thank God for all His goodness.

When we look at the beauty in nature, we can only think of how big and wonderful God is.  We need to forget all about our "I Wanta's" and spend much more time in "I Thanka's" for Who God is, and what He has done and does for us.  Let's shout out together:

"No more I Wanta's"
As I Wanta Thanka!"

That was good and I like the rhythm and the beat.  I think we should try that again several times.  With more "Thanka's" we will soon realise that God loves us very dearly and that He knows all about every problem and difficulty we have.  In Philippians 4:19 Paul the Apostle promised:

"And my God shall supply all your needs
according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus."

Knowing that God has promised this, you will find that your heart will begin to praise and thank Him for all His goodness.  And so spend a "Lota" time today saying all the "I Wanta Thanka's" you can think of to God and praise Him!

God bless.