Philippians 4:6-7
New International Version
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7Â And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
What are we troubled about today? Is this not a day to be thankful for? Some days it’s hard not to be or feel anxious about the things that go on in our lives. We are very emotional people or I know I am. Someday’s I can feel on top of everything and then there are days I just want the day to end. But God is saying that we have to trust Him in everything. He says that we can take it to Him, just what I feel. Where thankfulness is an emotion, gratitude is an attitude of appreciation under any circumstance. Gratitude involves being thankful, but it is more than that. Gratitude means expressing thankfulness and being appreciative of life’s daily events when everything is not working the way we wanted it to. Today look to God and be thankful for what we do have not what we don’t.
Give Him praise for His blessings and grace upon us.
AUDREY GUNN