Thanks so much

I heard someone say this week 'What you give thanks to God for,  increases' , which got me thinking.

It occurred to me that when Jesus was given the little boy's packed lunch (which was all they had available at the time) He prayed over it GIVING THANKS to His Father and yes, it was multiplied greatly so it fed thousands and thousands of very hungry people.  

Phillipians 4 v 6 says to ask God for your requests WITH THANKSGIVING.

1 Thessalonians 5 v 18 says to GIVE THANKS in everything and goes on to add that this is God's will for us in Christ Jesus.   So no matter what the circumstance let's give the Lord thanks for something good in our lives.  Thank Him for the health we have got, for the finances we do have, etc. and thank Him for all His goodness and kindness to us in the past.

The Psalmist is always saying to come into the Lord's presence with thanksgiving.  Thanking God can never be hard or difficult when He has done so much for us.

Thanks for listening :)!

HARD TIMES BUT GOOD NEWS

Sometimes we go through some really hard times and wonder if there will ever be an end to them.  We've all been there, haven't we?

Can I encourage you today with the words of King David

Psalm 27v.13  "Yet I am confident I will see the Lords goodness while I am here in the land of the living."(NLT)

The New King James puts it this way "I would have lost heart unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living."

So whatever your trouble is don't lose heart,  we are still alive, so there is great hope for us, and we will see the Lord's wonderful goodness in our lives.

An old song popped in my head this morning when I woke with a similar thought.  It says this:

On the victory side, 
on the victory side, 
no fear can haunt me, 
no foe can daunt me, 
on the victory side.  
With Christ within 
the fight we'll win, 
on the victory side.

It's basically saying why should I be afraid or discouraged when I have Jesus on my side?

So no matter what situation we are in if we have Christ within, then we are on the victory side and we will win!

Regardless of what the enemy has thrown at us we can rise up and say "I'm going to overcome it anyway."   It's all too easy to have a victim mentality which says 'poor old me'  so will you join me today and  replace it with some different thoughts?

I am a Victor not a victim, I am an Overcomer through Christ.  
I'm on His side, the victory side.  
I am going to see God's goodness in my life.  
God can turn any situation around for good, whether it's health, finances or relationships or anything else, and I believe He's doing it for me now, today.  
I believe He's already started, He's working it out for my good. 
I will keep trusting Him,  keep believing for the best to come.  
Nothing is too hard for my God.  
Jesus has already won me the victory.  
Praise God. 
Thank you Jesus.
JB.