Daily Devotional for Sunday September 19, 1999

Sometimes The Answers You Are Looking For Come When You Are Giving Thanks

How often do we spend our time with God asking . . . pleading . . . begging God to act on our behalf. There is nothing wrong with that. The Bible tells up to make our requests known. But my friend, today, let me share with you that a lot of times we are so busy asking, we don?t spend enough time thanking.

God has done so much for each one of us. Every day we take so many of His blessings for granted. We are quick to say thank you when those big prayers are answered. But what about the daily blessing that God bestows upon us that we take for granted? Today, tell God what your needs are as He asks us to do, but than take some time to just thank Him.

Thank Him for your health. Thank Him for a place to live, food to eat. Thank Him for your family. Thank Him for all those good things He does for us every day. I understand that there may be great needs pressing you today. I am not minimizing those problems in your life, I am asking you to remember that God does so much for us that we just take for granted. Tell Him today that you appreciate all the wonderful things He does every day. Let Him know how much you love Him. In the midst of your thanksgiving, amazingly, it seems like the answers to our problems begin to come.

God bless you today and remember, GIVE GOD THE GLORY AND THANKS HE DESERVES!