RE: Choose Gratitude to God!

Choose Gratitude to God.

We are in the tenth month in this great and amazing year of our LORD!  It is true that the year has been full of ups and downs, highs and lows, victories and defeats, good and bad and finally beautiful and the ugly.

We may not be totally happy and excited about the states of our lives but we need to remain grateful to God for our journeys so far because many that we started this journey together are dead, buried and already forgotten.

There are many reasons to thank God daily and there are many reasons for gratitude to the living God. If for any reason you still do not believe in the existence of the living God I really cannot help you here.   This article is been written for those that believe greatly in the existence of the living God and in His continued goodness upon their lives.

I know that God does not always answer all our prayers but the truth is that he hears all of them but chooses which ones to answer per time because he is God and because he knows that there are some prayers that we pray that is not really good for our overall wellbeing.

Now let us think about the goodness of God in our lives today. Let us think about the very fact that we are still alive and well. Let us consider the state of our health. Are you healthy? Are you well? Are you sane and in your right mind? If the answers to all of these questions are yes then you have a million and one reasons to be thankful and grateful to the living God for his benevolent grace upon your life.

Are you successful at your work, business and vocation? Do you have a means of livelihood? If the answer to this question is yes then you have all the reasons in the world to be grateful to the living God for his goodness and favour upon your life.

Do you have a family of loved ones that you can call your own? Everyone does and so everyone ought to be grateful and thankful for this great blessing upon our lives. The only people who can say no to this question remain people in war torn areas in the world.

Do you have a place to live that is comfortable and affordable? If your answer is yes then you need to offer a sacrifice of praise to the living God for this great goodness in your life because many people are homeless, jobless and hopeless in the world of today.

Do not wait until you become rich, wealthy, and powerful before you show God some measure of thanksgiving and gratitude. Start today to show gratitude for all of your blessings and benefits because God daily loads us with his benefits.

The truth is that the more grateful we are the better we are positioned to receive more blessings from God. Let us choose to count our blessings on a daily basis this week and offer God the necessary praise, thanksgiving and worship that is due to his holy name.

Be thankful, be praiseful and be grateful going forward to the living God!

Copyright @ VICTORIA PRAISE ABRAHAM. OCTOBER 15, 2018

RE: Be Resolute till the End!

Be Resolute till the end!

Sometimes life can be tough, difficult and challenging and at other times it can be lovely, exciting and glorious. Usually these are the two scenarios that life offers us except when we are going through a very traumatic period which is usually not all the time in life.

It is important that we learn to manage whatever season life offers us per time and continue to focus on the bigger picture at all times.

Some people claim that life is cyclic. They say that seasons come and seasons go.   There is no doubt that we do go through seasons of pain, adversity and difficulties. I have personally experienced all kinds of seasons.   

My very wise and amazing pastor recently told me that the reasons why God allows difficult seasons to come our way is to teach us to be very grateful during the good times that God allows come our way.

Everything that is happening in our lives per time is to further teach us life lessons if we are students of life.  We are to learn, grow and become all that God Almighty planned in our lives. We are to cherish the happy moments and endure the difficult times while we pray and hope for better days ahead of us.

 My charge or admonition this week is to encourage us to be resolute till the very end. We must remain committed to our causes. We must not give up, surrender to life’s vicissitudes. We must be dogged, focused and strong till the very end. We must realize that life is warfare and only the strong will win.  We must be forever be committed to winning, shining and reigning.

Life is a fight. Life is warfare. Every aspect of our lives requires doggedness. It requires a big fight that sometimes leaves some wounded or dead while others simply quit fighting and surrender to fate.

We have three more months remaining in 2018. It is either we win in these three months or we win. Quitting or losing is not an option.  We must be committed to winning, shining and reigning. We are born victors. We are born champions. We are born to thrive, succeed and triumph. There is just no place for falling apart and quitting in our lives and destinies.

This month, this week and today especially we must strive to win. We must strive to succeed. We must do all that we know to do to be enthroned and to wear the crown.  I realize that it is not about the smartest, the brightest and the best because only by God’s grace can a man or a woman come out tops in this race called life, but we must give it our best shot at all times during the remaining days of 2018.

We are victors not victims. We are champions. We were born to possess our possessions. We were born to rule and reign. We have no other option than to win. We must remain resolute till the end.

Copyright @ VICTORIA PRAISE ABRAHAM. 01 OCTOBER 2018.