[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Increase comes from God

[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Lower the bar of your gratitude this month

Read: Philippians 4:10-13

Meditation verse:

“In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1  Thessalonians 5:18).

One of the man reasons why we fail to practice gratitude is that we set the bar  of gratitude too high. We selectively focus on the big things that we have  presented to God and are yet to receive answers for. If those requests remain  unanswered, we complain and fail to give God thanks.  

When you lower the bar of your gratitude, you will notice the small things which  are big things in themselves. 

  • Having a good night sleep and waking up healthy 
  • The ability to breath freely without an oxygen mask 
  • A loving family around you 
  • The ability to move your arms and limbs. 
  • A sound mind with which we can make decisions. 

Whilst we may view these everyday blessings from God as little things, they are  big deals to some people. You just need to visit a hospital ward or morgue. 

Yes, you may not have a million bucks in your account, or that business is not  doing as well as you thought, or you do not have a spouse or children and many  of the things you have been asking God for. But wait a minute, you also do not  have cancer, high blood pressure or diabetes. You are not paralyzed, bedridden  or lying in the morgue. You also have not lost your mind. That’s a whole lot to  be grateful for. The apostle Paul said “I have learned in whatever state I am, to  be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere  and in all things, I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound  and to suffer need” (Philippians 4:11-12). What he was saying was that he has  lowered the bar of his gratitude that even in his lowest, he can still be grateful  to God.  

Lower the bar today and express genuine gratitude to God in all things.

 

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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