AV 8
Attitude
of Gratitude
“Bless our God, O peoples, GIVE HIM GRATEFUL THANKS
and make the voice of His praise be heard, Who put and kept us among the
living, and has not allowed our feet to slip.” (Ps 66:8-9 AMPC, emphasis mine)
It
is very difficult to maintain, cultivate, and preserve an ‘attitude of
gratitude’ while we are standing in the middle of our darkest night of despair,
discouragement and grief. It is almost impossible to sing praises while
we are fighting the worst battle we have ever found ourselves in, and
struggling against the worst odds the adversary has ever thrown at us. It is almost
impossible for us to remember that our Creator, our Father, our mighty Elohim will never leave us or
forsake us when it seems like all hope is gone (Deu 31:6,8; Heb 13:5), and,
like Elijah, we are the only one left to stand for our Messiah King (1Kin
19:10).
Cultivating an ‘attitude of gratitude’ is a choice,
one that we make as an act of our will.
We choose when we are thankful and grateful, and we choose when we are
bitter and complaining. We choose when
we are satisfied and content, and we choose when we are resentful and
frustrated. However, when we make the
choice to be thankful, regardless of our outward circumstances, this is when we
remember that ‘He is set-apart, enthroned
on the praises of Yisra’ĕl’ (Ps
22:3). As we begin to praise Him, to thank Him for who He is, it is at this point that our
Deliverer will show up on the
scene. It is in the Light of His Glory that no darkness can dwell,
and the enemy has to flee (John 8:12;
1John 1:5; 2Cor 6:14).
Let
us be diligent to praise Him for who He
is, and for all that He has done. Let us
be diligent to thank Him, even for the little, simple things that we tend to
take for granted. This is how the ‘grateful heart’ is born.
“Let the word of Messiah dwell in you richly,
teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, SINGING WITH GRATITUDE IN YOUR HEARTS to God.” (Col 3:16 TLV,
emphasis mine)
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