25/04/2026
1 Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Earlier today I had a lesson on gratitude from what I might call "an unlikely source" right when I needed it. There's a guy that works as a rank marshal that my wife and I usually just greet as we'll be passing by and today I greeted him as usual and I was like how's your work? He said "We can't complain for if we do so, we might actually experience worse" this statement stayed with me for the remainder of my journey home. I realised that we are so used to complaining about our lives while forgetting all that will be going well in our lives. We are focused on minimising the good that needs our gratitude while magnifying the "bad". Our lives might not be perfectly where we would want them to be but if we are to look at them holistically, we'll realise that there's so much to be grateful for. There's nothing wrong with wanting more out of life, but it shouldn't come at the expense of your gratitude for what you already have. Take time to take stock of all that's in your life and you'll realise that maybe one or two things are not where you want them to be but the rest is going so well for you. Psalms teaches us to not forget all His blessings/benefits (Psalms 103)
I pray that today God teaches me to be grateful always and to set a guard over my mouth from complaining.
