"Through it all, through it all,
I've learned to trust in Jesus,
I've learned to trust in God;
Through it all, through it all,
I've learned to depend upon His Word."
When you're going through your darkest night and your toughest storm, you've got to learn to do two things: Thank and Trust. Thank God for the ups and thank Him for the downs; thank Him when everything is going well and thank Him when things are going poorly, and never stop trusting in His perfect timing and provision.
Anyone can thank God during a good season, right? But few still express the same level of praise and adulation when the seas get stormy and the road gets rocky.
God is looking for somebody who will thank Him through it all. Are you the one?
When all the walls seem to be closing in, and nothing works out right can you still lift up your hands and say, "God I yet praise you! You're awesome! You reign! You're worthy of all the honor"? Or do you start moping and doubting; fretting and panicking; crying and wavering?
The Bible tells us how we should behave despite the circumstance or obstacle. I Thessalonians 5:18 says, "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you" (KJV). The Amplified Bible says it this way: "Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will]."
So today, whatever you may be going through as you read this, I want you to stop focusing on the problem and starting praising God in advance for your answer. Begin thanking Him for it... even though it doesn't feel good, thank Him; even when you'd rather give up, thank God instead; even when you can't see your way clearly and it looks like He has forgotten about you, thank Him anyway!
Why am I telling you this? Because when you adopt an attitude of gratitude you'll begin seeing God's hand at work in your life. And although everything may not be happening the way you want it to right now, if you take a closer look through eyes of thanksgiving, rather than eyes of pessimism and frustration, you'll begin seeing God's plan for your life emerging.
When you begin trusting, thanking, and praising, the enemy doesn't know what to do with that. Praise changes the atmosphere and the outcome of your situation. So don't complain. Just give thanks.
As always, thanks for reading, and until next time... may you be empowered to prosper! "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever" (Psalm 136:1 KJV).
Dianna Hobbs
www.eewmagazine.com
