A question people ask you or you get ask by people normally during your work with God is ‘how do you hear from God??’ I am sure every Christian at some point in their journey has been asked this question. At the beginning of this year, I started using a daily devotion guide by Joyce Meyer which is “promises of your everyday Life” (I used open heavens devotional for the past years) since I have Bible app on my phone. Besides, this will also help me to be accountable in my daily devotion and I won’t need to skip it.
Today, Day 22 topic is “Complaining is a sin”. The Bible reading (Psalm 100) focus on how we should come into God’s presence with praise & thanksgiving. Joyce said “complaining cause a great problem to us and even to our listeners. Thanksgiving should be the last thing we do before going to bed and the first to do in the morning. Many of us (especially those in the Western World) complain about everything. We complain about our job (too stressful and all that) whereas there they are people out there that will be grateful for having that same job. We complain our kids (for parents), we complain about the weather (oh it is too cold this morning; it is too hot…I do this sometimes…but It is stopping today). This sentence struck my heart, “be generous with your gratitude. It will sweeten your relationship with the Lord”.
However, getting on facebook a friend posted a youtube link of a song on my wall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=m30zYLQlzDE). Going on the Open Heavens Devotional page, today’s topic is “separating the twins??” which focus was on thanksgiving and praise again. “Complaints reduce your value while thanksgiving increases your worth”.
“A thankful individual will therefore enjoy good health because of the constant state of joy of his heart occasioned by his positive mental attitude” (proverb 17:22)
Well, God is saying something today that all that you and I need to do is to be thankful and praise. Even the Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:18
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you
So for the rest of this year and your life, I encourage you to be thankful to God. Let your heart be filled His praise. There is harvest (Psalm 67:5-6) when you praise God for who He is, what He has done, who He is doing and what He’ll do
Enjoy the praise & worship songs sang by a Nigerian Artist (Bro. Dare David) below...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5baXXzJNms
Stay Blessed!!!
