Being thankful can it really be that difficult?....

Sometimes in life it's hard to always be thankful.

We get tangled up in our thoughts fears and disappointments that leave us feeling resentful and bitter.

It has taken me a long time to remind myself that even though I spent all those times close to death at Great ormond street   in 1999, I do need to actually be thankful I made it through and have a better quality of life now and even a child!!!

I often found I would be dwelling on why my voice was damaged, why I suffered nerve damage and foot drop and why was it such a painful time.

Looking back though and being where I am now, it was a process to help me grow stronger I had more than a month of physiotherapy and in a way that not only helped my joints and nerve damage but it also strengthened my heart and circulation too. 

I think when we move on in our relationship with God and become more mature I think that is when we start to become more thankful for our blessings. I particularly favour the verse Phillippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

It's easy to worry its easy to be anxious but God's word stands firm and we need to follow this example it displays in Philippians 4:6

In the end it's all to do with what Joyce Meyer talks alot about renewing our mind and not conforming to the patterns of this world. Yes it's easy to say and forget I wrote this post in a couple of days but as time goes on I will hope can get into a habit of being thankful, including when there is pain in the offering. 

Why not join in with me maybe if you are creative, write a poem or a song or paint a picture of how God has been good to you and how you are thankful. If you are different in other ways maybe spend some time reading scripture or taking a walk in the country side. We will start to see more things to be thankful for in a world of bitterness, anger, selfishness and nastiness.