“He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay and set my feet upon a rock, and established my footsteps. He has put a new song in my mouth, praise to our God. Many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord. Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, for many oh Lord, are your wondrous works, and your thoughts towards us cannot be recounted in order, if I would declare and speak of them they are more than could be numbered.” Oh what can I give to you oh Lord for all your benefits towards me? I would daily come into your gates with thanksgiving and enter into your courts with praise, being thankful and blessing your holy name.  Amen!

How can we forget to thank you Lord, for all the many blessing of this life? Lord, you have been with us through the fire, you have been with us through storms, you have broken down barriers before us, released strongholds in our lives, you have lifted us up from our sick beds, and in times of trials and temptations you always make a way for us to escape. Teach us dear Lord, to be always thankful, and to be always prayerful, for you did not have to do it but you did. Thank you Lord for answered prayers this morning, and for those prayers not yet answered, we will hold on to you in prayer, for prayer changes everything if we believe. Praise the Lord!

“May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob defend you, may he send you help from the sanctuary, and strengthen you out of Zion. May he remember all your offerings and sacrifices, and may he grant you according to your heart’s desire, and fulfill your purpose, may the Lord fulfill your petitions so that we will rejoice in his name. May the Lord lift up the light of his countenance towards you this day and give you his peace. Some trust in chariots and horses, but we will trust in the Lord our God who will hear us when we call and will answer us from his holy heaven, we will no more be bowed down but lifted up, for the Lord our God is our refuge and our strength.” This is my prayer this day for all those who are struggling, who are hurting, who are depressed, who are in need, who are going through various trials and temptations. Let Jesus fix it for you, and we claim the victory in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen!

Dear Lord, you know our various needs this morning, we are waiting on you for deliverance, healing, and restoration, help us not to get weary, tired or agitated as we wait on you, help us to understand that you are an on-time God, that you alone knows what we need and most importantly when we need it. Lord, we are trusting you this morning, to make every crooked path straight and every rough place smooth, we are trusting you to loosen strongholds on our lives, to mend broken hearts, to heal sickened bodies, to lift up the fallen so that we could stand strong, so that our strength will be renewed, so that we could mount up with wings like eagles, singing songs of praise to our God, who alone does wondrous things. All this we ask in our most precious name. Amen!

Lord, you alone understand my needs, you alone know the burdens of my heart, you alone hold my future in your hands, and because you live, because I serve a living an understanding God, I can face tomorrow, I will face tomorrow with confidence, not worrying about my needs of today, for you oh Lord will provide, you are my Jehovah Jireh, you are my Rock, my Shield and Hiding Place and in you I put my trust, for all that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe it to your glory. So today, I will thank you for the blessings that I have received, for I know that you are great and that you do wondrous things for those who walk according to your ways, so continually teach me your ways O Lord, so that I may always walk in your truth. All this I ask in you precious name. Amen.

For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; he is also to be feared above all Gods, for all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the heavens, honor and majesty are before him, strength and gladness are in his place. Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Let the whole earth tremble before him. Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad; and let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.” Oh, give thanks unto the Lord for he is good! For his mercy endures forever. 1 Chronicles 16

There is much work to be done in the service of the Lord, so we should stop worrying about the things we hold dear to in this life, the things we would have to lose, refusing to let go, so that God could give us better things, so that God could use us for his service. We need to stop thinking about what others will say and go where the Spirit leads us, for in order to lead positive and fulfilling lives we must to stop thinking negative thoughts, listening to those negative voices, and focus instead on the positive forces in our lives.

Help us to help each other, Lord, each other’s cross to bear; let all their friendly aid afford, and feel each other’s care.” Be a friend to someone today. Say something uplifting, do something encouraging.