Lately, I’ve been speaking with a pastor. Pastor Itah Udoh, and He shared some very profound thoughts with me.
Believe it or not, do you know there are lots of things in our nation to be grateful for?
He shared how THE THANKSGIVING element of our prayers has been lacking because we tend to be subsumed in the flurry of negative news shared daily.
In His words
“1 Timothy 2
1 First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and THANKS be offered on behalf of all people,
2 even for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
3 Such prayer for all is good and welcomed before God our Savior,
The true incense God receives is comprised of multiple ingredients. Most prayer offered for Nigeria lacks this primary condiment: thanksgiving.”
He told me about a WhatsApp group of believers where the sole aim is to track and find GOOD THINGS happening in Nigeria, and all they do is spend time thanking God for them. And because Thanksgiving creates a multiplier effect.
“19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.” Jeremiah 30:19.
If we would identify God’s goodness even in the face of so many other challenges, we could experience more and more great things.
I find this to be true, as I have, on a very personal level, practiced this principle.
Just being deliberate to count and recount God’s goodness and offering THANKS FOR THEM. I then realize that I keep seeing and having many more reasons to be grateful.
So I’d be sharing some of this news from time to time to help shape and shift our perspective to that of GRATITUDE and begin to create an atmosphere of Faith and Hope. And also empower the angels of goodness and mercy to hasten their work of restoration in our nation.
This is not to deny in any way, the challenges we face daily. But rather, to identify the things we may not know are happening and be grateful for, knowing that whatever we appreciate God for, appreciates.
Shalom.
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