Giving Thanks

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Giving Thanks

We live in a world where some 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. He was a very wise man and wrote a chapter in the book of Proverbs. In this chapter he asked two things of God:

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 dishonor Your name" (Proverbs 30:8-9).

Yes, we always want good things and desire to do well. But, sometimes we may find ourselves in times when we have problems or difficulties. This is when we need to ask God to guard us and protect our hearts from bitterness and anger.

When we invited Jesus to be our Saviour, He became the wise and loving provider of all our needs. Ask Jesus to forgive you for all the anger and bitterness in your heart. Then listen to Paul's good advice:

"Always be joyful and pray continually and in everything give thanks,
for in Christ Jesus this is God’s will for you" (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).

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

With more "Thanka's" we will realise that God loves us very dearly and that He knows all about us and every problem and difficulty that we have. Paul the Apostle says:

"And my God shall supply all your needs
according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19).

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

God bless!