Aug 22 ~ KEEPING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IN PRAYER:  BE HUMBLE AT ALL TIMES

1 Peter 5:6 “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:”

Now more than ever, as we see the state of our world, we must come before God humbly, with a repentant heart.  He hears the prayers of the righteous (Prov. 15:29).  Moments of gratitude come easily when we have the things we want.  But keeping an attitude of gratitude in times of need and uncertainty will put us in God’s favor.  Going to God in humility allows us to receive the blessings of the Lord in His timing.

Elisha & Teon Miller

Aug 21 ~ KEEPING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IN PRAYER:  GOD’S FAVOR

Psalm 100:4-5 “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.  For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”

We must willingly and joyfully enter into the presence of God. Sometimes situations happen and they’re not what we want.  But trust God because the Lord is good and His mercy is everlasting. Give God the praise and honor that He deserves. Great benefits come with having a relationship with Him through prayer.

Donald Barker

Aug 20 ~ KEEPING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IN PRAYER:  A MERCIFUL GOD DESERVES AN INCREDIBLE PRAISE!

Lamentations 3:21-22  “This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.  It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.”

In this passage of scripture, the writer is detailing everything that was done to him. He was beaten, put into darkness, and even enslaved. He tried to pray but the enemy tried his best to extinguish his prayer life. Often times in life, the devil tries to shut us out, beat us down, and make us think God has forgotten about us, but like the writer, we have to remember that God’s Mercy is the reason we’re still standing. The writer had a flashback of all the GREAT things God had done for him and he had Hope that God will bring him out!

Donovan Rooks

Aug 19 ~ KEEPING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IN PRAYER:  GOD GETS THE GLORY OUT OF THIS

Psalm 28:7 “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and” with my song will I praise him.

What does beauty look like when you have been in the ashes?  Beauty is God’s love that fights your battles.  Beauty is God’s love that shields you.  No one can pluck you out of His hand.  Beauty is God’s love that allows your heart to trust Him to carry you through life’s failures, hurt and shame.

Bridget Johnson

Aug 18 ~ KEEPING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IN PRAYER: THE GIVER OF GIFTS

2 Corinthians 9:15 “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”

GOD has given each saint the gift of the Holy Ghost which is the one and most important gift of all (Acts 2:38).  Each saint is given a special gift for the body of Christ to the glory of God (Eph.4:7-8).  The Lord has given me the gift of giving, not only of myself, but of words of comfort and affirmation to those who need it.  I’ve never been able to give out as much as I receive, especially to God.  I thank God for giving me the gift of giving but above all, giving me the gift of the Holy Ghost!

Pat Rembert

Aug 17 ~ KEEPING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IN PRAYER:  THANK GOD

Psalm 118:29 “O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”

God’s mercy is forever, so our giving of thanks should be forever.  We never know what tomorrow will bring. I remember a time where I had a gun pulled on me and the individual shot 8 times. None of the bullets hit me or came near me! Lamentations 3:21-23 reminds us that when we open our eyes each morning, and we have strength of mind and body, we must give thanks to God because His mercy is everlasting!

Robert Rembert

Aug 16 ~ KEEPING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IN PRAYER: A CONTAGIOUS ATTITUDE

2 Corinthians 2:14 “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.”

When we start our day off with prayer that is filled with gratitude, it sets our temperament for the day.  In II Corinthians Chapter 2, Paul refused to come before the church of Corinth in heaviness because he knew it would change the way they responded.  When we begin to pray with thankfulness, it puts us in a place of happiness and removes fear and doubt.  We can spread the knowledge of Christ better with a positive attitude.  “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (I Thess. 5:18).

Rose Johnson

Aug 15 ~ KEEPING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IN PRAYER: WE OWE GOD!

James 4:6 “But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”

We serve the great God who freely gives us the grace needed to live, move, praise Him, and most of all, to approach Him in prayer.  He teaches us to entreat Him.  I’m reminded of the scripture in Luke 14:11 that says, “For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”  We move God to action through faith.  Through humility, we remind ourselves that God owes us nothing, but we owe Him EVERYTHING!

Rosalind Wilbanks

Aug 14 ~ KEEPING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IN PRAYER: GOD RESPONDS TO THANK YOU!

Colossians 1:12 “Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:”

We can choose to be thankful in prayer even when we have not received an answer, or when our situation has not changed. When we are thankful while waiting for an answer or change, God responds to us with strength. The strength that only He gives. His strength qualifies us for an eternal, undefiled, unfading inheritance. So let us thank Him and watch His response!

Cheryl Jemison

Aug 13 ~ KEEPING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IN PRAYER: TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND LEAN NOT TO YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING

Colossians 2:6-7 “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:  Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.”

There were so many times after I got saved that I didn’t remember to be grateful and tell God thank you.  I had to learn that just saying thank you was not enough, I needed to pray with gratitude for everything.  People of GOD, be grateful in things you don’t understand and JESUS will give you an understanding when you pray.  The word of GOD has every answer we need!

Sherry Newberry