Thanking God At All Times!

Hebrews 13:15
15Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.

"God, I can't thank You enough for this miracle!"

"Thank You, Father, for answering my prayer!"

Lifting up your hands and thanking God is spontaneous and easy when you have just received a wonderful blessing. Perhaps you came so close to being killed, but God protected you and plucked you out of danger just in time. Or your grandmother, an unbeliever for many years, finally received Jesus as her Saviour and got healed from a long-term disease.

But there are times when you don't feel like lifting up your hands to thank and praise God - yet you do it.

Perhaps you feel very discouraged lately. Perhaps everything is going wrong for you and you feel like you are not in control of your life. You can't even control your tears. Still, you make a conscious decision to lift your hands and thank God for being in the situation with you. You open your mouth and begin to praise Him even though you really don't feel like doing it.

In the midst of the trial that you are going through, you praise Him that He is your righteousness in spite of all the mistakes you have made. You thank Him because He is your Prince of Peace, and that He will bring His peace into you and His calm into your chaotic world.

My friend, God sees and appreciates such times when, despite feeling so discouraged and depressed, you offer a freewill thanksgiving offering to Him (Leviticus 7:16). In fact, your thanksgiving during such times is more highly prized by Him than your thanksgiving during those times you are feeling joyful because you have just been blessed.

And when you choose to thank Him for His unfailing love and His faithfulness to deliver, protect and provide for you even when you don't see it yet, before long, you will find yourself experiencing and enjoying the blessings! So, lift your hands and praise the Lord, for He is good, and His mercy endures forever (Psalm 106:1).