Give Thanks

The truth is that I didn't want to write a blog on giving thanks because I normally don't like to follow the norm. But, I will give-in this time only because of the predicament that I'm in. 

You see, it's easy to give thanks when everything is going dandy and great. But, it takes faith to give thanks and trust God when your ground is being shaken. Last week exactly, God spoke to my heart and told me that I need to stop complaining about what my life situation is and I need to give thanks in faith. He asked me to look through my eyes of faith and not focus on what I am currently seeing. 

I realize though, that I am not the only one going through struggles and I'm also aware that there are people reading this who are going through deeper struggles than I am so this is just an encouragement because I know that the easy way out is to sit in our sorrows and stay there. But, God never asks us to take the easy way out.

One character in the Bible that has really inspired me throughout my life is Paul. He was such a man of God that nothing would stop him from giving praise and thanks to God. I know you've all heard the story but even when Paul was in jail he was able to still praise God. The Bible says, 

Acts 16:25 (NIV)

25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

And soon after that there was an earthquake that opened the doors of the jail place and they were set free. But, notice that Paul didn't sing praises to God after (which he probably did) but the important thing to notice here is that Paul sang praises to God BEFORE he was set free. 

Now, I don't know what bondage you're under or what you're experiencing but I do know that praise comes BEFORE we are set free from that. Why? Because that is faith, faith believes for things that we don't see just yet. 

You're not alone. God is with you and there are many people in this world that can inspire and walk this walk with us. Don't sit in your self-pity anymore. Let's get up and GIVE THANKS!

Love,

Karol Krawchuk