Thankful Heart

Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus! I Thessalonians 5:16-18

Today it is easy for me to be thankful! The kids like their teachers minus one, hopefully that will change tomorrow, but overall the transitions have been easy. Both the kids have friends and friends in their classes. We are all happy with our church and we have friends wherever we go. Things are going well for all of us and at the moment we have our health. I know, some of my superstitious friends are saying that I am jinxing us!

My point is that when things are running fairly smoothly and we are living on the mountaintop, it is easy to praise God and have a thankful heart. God is the giver of all good gifts! Trust me when I say that I LOVE living on the mountaintop and life is smooth. Each day I say Thank you God for all you have given me! The appliances are running well, not broken and the car doesn't need to be fixed and we are employed and the kids are enjoying school and their friends are all blessings, not to be taken for granted! At any moment, all of it can change.  It is important that we enjoy the mountaintop while it lasts. But what about when it is over and life no longer is smooth sailing???

Nothing changes! God still wants me to praise and thank Him in all things. We all have lived on the mountaintop and in the valleys at many times in our life. In just of the blink of an eye, the stress' of life may come and bumps in the road come and we will be crying out to God for His help and wisdom because we can't handle life on our own. He still out of a sense of obedience wants me to praise Him and thank Him in all circumstances.

Are you on the mountaintop or down in the valley? Do you thank God for the good days and the blessings that He bestows upon you when things are going well? In the bad times, do you praise God for who He is and for His faithful promises when you are going through pain? Regardless of my circumstances; God wants my heart to be full of thanks for He is in control of all!