May your heart always be ready to
praise and thank God, regardless of your circumstances and the tragedies of
life.
June’s
Awakening, Day 24
Reflect upon your present blessings—of
which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have
some.
—Charles Dickens
Would you know who is the greatest
saint in the world? It is not he who prays most or fasts most, it is not he who
lives most, but it is he who is always thankful to God, who receives everything
as an instance of God’s goodness and has a heart always ready to praise God for
it.
—William Law
So
then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in
him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,
and overflowing with thankfulness. Colossians 2:6–7 NIV
Is your life overflowing with
thankfulness? Are you exemplifying that thankfulness in your facial
expressions, your words, and your deeds? Are others drawn to you because of the
sincere gratitude that you portray? Are you the one who can grab the glimmer of
hope in the most dismal of circumstances, and thank God for the glimmer, even
though your heart is breaking?
It’s time to be a contagious
Christian of the overflowing thankfulness kind. That is what people will
remember. That is what has a powerful and lasting impact. Understanding the
gravity of tragic events, yet knowing still that God is present and there are
glimmers of hope and rays of blessings to hold onto and be thankful for. Tough,
yes—impossible, no. Anger, resentment, and frustration do nothing but bind you
to the tragedies of life and hold you captive in bondage. To be free, to move
forward, and to live life well, is to be forever thankful that you are here and
God is with you, and the only certainty is that tomorrow is yet another day to
be thankful for.
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