Thirsty Thursdays: In All Things Praise Him

God has done so much for each and everyone of us. Some things we acknowledge, some we don’t. Some of the wonderful things God has done we take for granted, others we take on the “what have you done for me lately” mentality that plagues our society. We forget about past miracles and deliverances. We complain about our current situation as if God was never there for us. The going gets tough and we forget all that we say we believe, all the past blessings, and begin to get frustrated, flustered and even angry with God. Instead of this negative attitude, we need to learn to praise him at all times, worship him, trust him and thank him.  In our Happy moments PRAISE GOD, in our difficult moments SEEK GOD, in our painful moments TRUST GOD and in EVERY moment THANK GOD.

“4 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said who shall give us flesh to eat? 5 we remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlick: 6 but now our soul is dried away : there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes” Numbers 11:4-6. Here we see the Israelites complaining about not having meat to eat and they were upset with God. How quickly they forget, God had parted the Red Sea and allowed them to escape to freedom; for in Egypt they were slaves.

Trials are a part of life. As discussed in my wonderful bible study class Tuesday night, trials help increase our hope, strengthen our faith and prove to God our genuineness. “6…though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith-of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire-may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed” 1 Peter 1:6-7.  Continue to trust God in hard times. Continue to praise his name and thank him for all he has done. Instead of complaining about what we don’t have, be thankful for what we do have. In our happy moments PRAISE GOD, in our difficult moments SEEK GOD, in our painful moments TRUST GOD and in EVERY moment THANK GOD. 

Stay Thirsty My Friends

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