GIVE THANKS

July 3, 2014

Sometimes because of the pressure of “I just want this now”, we end up as “askers” alone and not “thankers”. Please don’t get me wrong, I am not saying prayer is a futile effort, but I am sure you have heard someone saying try praise if prayer seems not to be working. Jesus demonstrated this when he was to feed the five thousand with five loaves of bread. Meister Eckhart said “If the only prayer you said in your life was “thank you,” that would suffice.”

A very expensive speaker who charges $50 per word when invited to speak was paid $150 to say a sentence of three words. Without wasting time, the man looked at the client, went on his knees, lifted up his hands and said, “Thank You Jesus.” A Nigeria adage says, “He who give thanks for today’s blessings, he would surely receive another.”

It is a very simple logic, if you have ever seen a place where musicians start singing the praise of a man, you would notice that the man would almost clear his account just to say thank you for praising me. Same way when we thank God for things done, He is been moved into action to do much more. When we thank Him for things not yet done, He expedites the process of release of such desires.

We are so focused on what He has not done that we lose on both ends. The truth is, that you sleep and wake up alone is a great one to thank Him for, not to talk of the air you breathe, the grace to function well and all. I urge you this moment to just take some minutes and thank God for all that He has done and for that which He is yet to do because you are sure He will do it at the right time.

Always remember that no matter how bad things may look, there is something to thank Him for. Give thanks!

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