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"It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord..." Psalm 92:1

I know that Sunday school teachers, adults, and other people have always told us to be thankful, to continuously give thanks and be joyful in whatever we have. And i thought that being thankful and giving thanks to God was a simple act..maybe murmur it at the end of a prayer or something,... and that be the end of it. But as i'm spending more and more time here, being surrounded by complete different people is making me see otherwise. Being thankful is not some sideline action that happens naturally... you actually have to make an effort. It's an action...

I know my heart, and the things I feel everyday to God for all the things He's given me. Even when things go a little wrong or not the way I want, i'm still thankful because i know that means that i'm struggling with something new. I'm no longer in my comfort zone, that i'm being pushed out into the real world. Thus, i'm thankful. I don't need to make a big deal out of every little thing that doesn't go the way I want... & that's why i don't blame other people/things. It's just all circumstantial and it happens naturally.

It's upsetting to me when i find people who just don't know how to be thankful. Constant complaining and whining is not gonna make God want to give you more things in the future. If you don't thank Him and try to live to the fullest with what He gives you now, do you think He'll give you anything else in the future? My goal and constant strive is to be joyful and thankful in every single circumstance. everything........the good & the bad. And if the people around me can't do that, then that means I'll have to give thanks even more and try just as more.

Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. - Ecclesiastes 7:14