If ever you're feeling disgruntled or discouraged any time it would probably be a good idea to follow the advice in this verse. It's because our attention will be taken off ourselves and transferred to the One we owe everything to - our loving God.
Has God delivered you from anything in your life? Has He protected you at any time? Has He blessed you? When we remember how everything we have has come from Him and how we're dependent on Him even for the breath we breathe then we'll find we have so much to be thankful for, that our hearts will want to praise Him.
There will have been times when we haven't even been aware that He has probably saved us from accidents or tragedy, when He's intervened and restored our health. I know in my own life if it had not been for God stepping in I probably wouldn't be here today.
Apart from all that, we all owe Him praise and heartfelt thanks for giving us His Son Jesus, His forgiveness and His eternal life so we have a glorious hope for the ages to come to spend it with Him.
Next time you catch yourself wanting to be down hearted (and we all feel like it sometimes), take a big breath and turn it into a praise for His great love for us and for all the wonderful things he has done for us. We'll be in good company because we'll be joining all the saints in heaven who have gone before us.😊
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