Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. Psalm 100:4 NIV
Thanksgiving: The aspect of praise that gives thanks to God for what He does for us. Ideally, thanksgiving should spring from a grateful heart; but it is required of all believers, regardless of their initial attitude (Nelson's Bible Dictionary)
Praise: An act of worship or acknowledgment by which the virtues or deeds of another are recognized and extolled. Praising God for who He is is called adoration; praising Him for what He does is known as thanksgiving.(Nelson's Bible Dictionary)
Because of who God is, and because He has included us in His plan, making a way for sinful man to reach a Holy God, we should consistently give thanks and praise to God.
I have found that when I wake up in a morning with a smile on my face, confident about God's activity in my life, ready to go wherever He leads, I am far more willing to give thanks and praise than when I wake up with a frown, uncertain of my future, hesitant to step out in faith. There is something about having a positive approach to life which helps us to give thanks and praise. When we are focused on who God is, what He has done and is doing in our life, our attitude will be one of thanksgiving and praise.
How did you wake up this morning? Set your sights on things above, realize that God is in full control, and walk with confidence today each step where He leads. When this is our approach, continual thanksgiving praise will come easily.
----------------------------------------------------------
Now that you've read Today's Mustard Seed Thought, go to
the Web and try the Word Search Game. It's always based
the current Mustard Seed Thought.
http://www.ChristWeb.com/justforfun/wordsearch-mst.html
----------------------------------------------------------
This message was delivered to you because of your
subscription request. This email was sent to:
ultimate.philippine.travel.blog@blogger.com
Comments, questions or simply need help? Please send
an e-mail to:
ron.mustardseed@christweb.com
----------------------------------------------------------
Mustard Seed Thoughts are also published weekdays at
ChristWeb.com, as well as the all previous Mustard Seeds
Thoughts. They can be found at:
