Human wants are insatiable! At least, that is something I got to learn from my compulsory economics class back in secondary school.
Another important fact to note is that most Humans tend to embrace the negative and quickly forget positive outcomes. I put it to you that perhaps once or twice in your lifetime, you have grumbled about something that didn’t quite go right and asked God why? At this moment you probably forgot all the other magnificent things He previously blessed you with.
Interestingly, I recently got a new meaning to the word WHY from a believer on social media and it absolutely stuck.
He gave a new definition of WHY as though God was answering him with His questions
- Who hurt you?
- Who helped you?
- Who healed you?
He then concluded by saying that He moved from a place of asking why all the time to a place of gratitude. Sometimes the unpleasant things happen to build us, to refine us just like silver is refined; a tedious process but super rewarding.
Now, when we as humans actively feel the heat from our trials, it is certainly not the most pleasant feeling. There is a tendency to stray, get upset or in the worst scenarios question God’s presence in your life. I definitely say this from a place of experience.
I thank God for who He is; a merciful and forgiving Father! You don’t want to know some of the nasty things I have said to Him in ignorance back as a child when things didn’t quite go as I expected. If I am being honest, it isn’t really that I am now immune to grumbling or complaining when things don’t go right in present times. Far from it. The major difference now is that I quickly shake it off with worship songs and instead move to the place of gratitude for all the other marvelous things He has done!
Fun fact; I commenced this blog post early in the morning with much joy and intent. Fast forward to mid day, after putting the post aside to attend to other pressing issues, I got an unpleasant phone call. So, there was something I and my family members had been trusting the Lord for that did not quite pull through. At that moment, the anger and frustration came seeping in. I honestly didn’t see myself completing the post, I also shed hot tears of despair. Then the Holy Spirit ministered to me, it was almost like an eye opener urging me to take the advice I so joyfully wanted to give with my ufinished blog post.
It was a moment of self reflection for me, and I am super glad that I got back to my post. I am not even going to sugar coat things, praising God when things aren’t going right or after a minor/major dissappointment is super difficult but trust me, it is also very liberating thereafter. It symbolizes that you are letting go and letting God handle the situation.
One song that comes to mind, and that has become a recent favorite for thanking and worshipping God is Brandon Lakes’s song ……. Gratitude
It is such a powerful song that gets me in my feelings all the time! The opening verse goes :
All my words fall short, I got nothing new, how could I express all my gratitude, I could sing these songs, like I often do, but every song must end, and you never do. So I throw up my hands, and praise you again and again, cos all that I have is a halleluyah, halleluyah, and I know it’s not much but I have got nothing else fit for a king, except for a heart singing halleluyah, halleluyah, and I know it’s not much I have nothing else fit for a King, except for a heart singing hallelujah, hallelujah.
Each time I take in the lyrics of this song, I am beautifully reminded of how God has led me through life with Grace and His numerous blessings. It usually propels me into the gratitude space, and I Infact almost, always shed tears of “gratitude’
God is good! He is kind, and He is merciful. He has done great things. Look back and marvel at them fam! The next time any nagging spirit pops out after a disappointment, please shake it off and instead key into gratitude for all that He has done and would still do in His perfect time. Don’t worry if it isn’t looking good yet, I am almost sure He isn’t done. Keep pushing and keep praying, that breakthrough is just around the corner. Stay blessed!💕❤️
