Be thankful: #1
Every night before I go to sleep I write in my journal all those things that I am most thankful for. They may not be significant to others. They are often small and in our busy lives, they can be easily missed. Even on a bad day, there is ALWAYS something to smile at, to be grateful about, to thank the Lord for, so why don't we? But what is most important, we are to be thankful in ALL circumstances, no matter what trials we face. Thankfulness should be a way of life, naturally part of our daily being. Writing down what I am thankful for should come with ease, I should never need to look for things to be thankful for, sadly, we often do. If Paul could find reasons to be thankful for when he was being persecuted we should find it very easy. And remember that Peter found reasons to be thankful even during times of hardship: In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, t...