Troublesome Topic: GRATITUDE

Expressions of gratitude are always welcomed by God. No father wants his kids to ask him for favors all the time, he wants to hear “thank you” as well.

Gratitude should be a prominent aspect of our prayer life. Rather than asking for so many favors, I am trying to focus on watching for unexpected blessings and being thankful. This takes me from, “Help, I’m in trouble,” to “You are a great and loving God. Thank you.”  Now, since I am looking for things to be thankful for, I am seeing more blessing from God than I ever have before. Asking for God to help things go well in specific ways caused me to look for God to answer in those specific ways, but I was missing other ways in which God was already working. Asking for favors was keeping the focus on me; watching for God’s blessing puts the focus on God’s will and on trusting that He knows best.

The next lesson in this series is YOU HAVE TIME FOR WHAT’S IMPORTANT. IS PRAYER IMPORTANT TO YOU?