Friday, September 07, 2007

Give God Thanks!


How time flies. We are in September already. We made it through the first and second quarter of 2007, and now in the last month in the third quarter. Hasn't God been faithful? Does He not deserve all our appreciation for the gift of life?

Somebody may say, "What has God done?" "My expectation list for 2007, a lot of the bullets still remain unchecked and you are telling me God is faithful", "May be not to me!" "By now, I thought I would have received my miracle child! By now, at least I should have been connected to my spouse, even if not married yet. "Why on earth is my situation still the same even though I have been consistent in my service to God? Why? Why? Why?

The truth of the matter is everybody has one reason or the other in their lives to ask the question, why? But you must realize that if God is your Father, to a large extent He takes responsibility for your life and welfare. His word says, "I know the plans I think towards you, plans of welfare and not of calamity, to give you a future and a hope" (Jer. 29:11). Psalm 84:11 also says, "...No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly".

These are two of my anchor scriptures in life. If I don't have that thing now, possibly it's not good for me for now and my Father got my back! So, what should be my attitude? Give Him thanks for the gift of life. Praise Him for sound mind. Appreciate Him for the air I breathe, the strength in my body, shelter over my head, clothes over my body and the gift of acceptance in the beloved and the hope of a glorious future. You see the enemy wants you to keep focusing on your needs so that you walk about with "Needy" sticker on your face. But if you will just shift your focus away from your needs and ponder more on His faithfulness to the people in the past generations and His precious promises in that Manual (The Bible), you will discover that His joy will constantly flood your heart and the things you thought will never come will come to your hand in due time.

I might not know the gravity of the challenge you are facing right now or you are about to face, but I’m pretty sure you are EXPECTED TO WIN! You are built to outlast every storm! 


On behalf of the only woman that causes a “righteous distraction” in my life all the time and my angels – Blessing and Faith, I’m saying I love you pretty good.
Sam Kuye

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