“I have not Stopped....”

"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”

Romans 12:12

“I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.”

Ephesians 1:16

Is there someone in your life that you are thankful for?

Do you tell them that?

Better yet, are you faithful in prayer remembering them and giving thanks for them?

The Bible tells us that all good gifts come from heaven.

That person you are thankful for – be it a friend, a family member or a co-worker – is a gift wrapped in heaven for you and delivered into your life as a blessing.

We are so much quicker to judge and criticize than we are to receive and bless.

It is our old nature at work in us to more frequently remember those who hurt us in some way rather than to pray and thank God for those who have blessed us.  

But a grateful heart has such tremendous power to turn our attitude and our behaviors around.

We begin to recognize what God has poured out on us through others.

As we do, we can faithfully lift them in prayer.

Maybe someone is always there to encourage you in your walk.

Maybe it is someone who loves you enough to not let you get away with actions in your life that lead to trouble.

Whoever it may be, take some time to faithfully remember them in prayer.

Don’t let the precious gift God has given you be taken advantage of through neglecting to thank Him.

It will lift you and it will lift that other person too!