A life of constant gratitude!
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Before we are thankful for all the blessings we have through Jesus Christ, everything He has done for us far outweighs all the difficulties that come our way.
Sing to God for joy, all the earth.
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with joy.
3 Know that the Lord is God;
He made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people, the sheep of His pasture.
4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving,
Into His courts with thanksgiving;
Give Him thanks, bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good; His loving-kindness is everlasting,
And His truth to all generations.
Psalm 100
It is easy to be thankful in times of abundance or blessing but when everything is not going as well or it is not as easy as we expect, expressing gratitude can be quite difficult and this is what we must learn.
18 Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
It is important that we understand that the person who wrote this previous text indicating that we should be thankful at all times was the apostle Paul who was loyal to Christ and this led him to different very difficult situations such as constant persecution, imprisonment and many very complex situations. Perhaps we put ourselves in his place for a moment and ask ourselves, how can he be thankful with all the situations he is experiencing? Paul was aware and certain that in Christ he had abundant riches and that these can considerably outweigh any evil.
We do everything that the apostle Paul valued greatly, all of that is at our disposal today so that we can enjoy it in the same way, the first step is to relate to God the Father and the next is to know that God loves us with eternal love, with unconditional love, after this we must have that security in knowing that Jesus Christ died for us, for all our sins so that we live an eternity with him, and here on earth we are preparing for it, these difficulties are part of our growth.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Ephesians 4:30
The blessings are endless God receives us as his children and promises to satisfy through his resources everything we need by providing his word that encourages us and fills us with faith and his Holy Spirit that guides us and reveals to us everything we need.
19 My God will supply all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19