Thank You, Lord

Thessalonians 5:18

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

We have so much to be thankful for, but it is altogether too easy to take for granted all God’s many blessings.  Instead, we take them for granted and start whining and complaining when life gets “tough”, when things don’t go our way.

When life is going well, it is easy to say “thank You, Lord”, but when circumstances change, when we feel “hurt” or “wronged”, when we get sick, get passed over for that promotion at work, the kids are griping, we are exhausted and our to do list is two miles long, where is our thanks?  That is usually the farthest thing from our mind.  Instead it is “why me????”

So I challenge you and encourage you to give thanks in all things.  God knows what we can handle and never allows more than we can bear.

This is another song that started from a church service.

Thank You, Lord

Thank You, Lord, for Your gift of love. 

Thank You, Lord, sent down from above.

Thank You, Lord, for the victory won.

Thank You, Lord, God’s only Son.

Thank You, Lord, for each brand new day,

A chance to serve You, to grow, to pray.

For Your bountiful provision,

For Your beautiful creation.

For being our Master and our Lord,

For the gift of Your Holy Word,

For each trial that helps us grow,

 And for Your mercy the world to show.

For Your death on Calvary,

Bleeding, dying in agony,

Giving Your life to set us free,

So we’ll be with You eternally.

For Your power that transforms us,

Over sin to be victorious,

All our dark passions to subdue,

For all of this we do thank You.

We thank You, Lord.

4/21/2013

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