Category Archives: Gratitude

And God Said: Ask Anything

That night the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!” 1 Kings 3:5

 

Solomon loved the Lord and followed all the decrees of his father, David, …The most important of these places of worship was at Gibeon, so the king went there and sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings. That night the Lord appeared…, and God said, “What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!’ [1 Kings 3:3-5]. And God said and God is still saying ask anything that you want. First comes the Read the rest of this entry

Self-Righteous?

My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to Your decrees. Ps.119:71

I kept myself and got married as a virgin, I’m now married for five years and I don’t have a child. If God were to choose someone to delay childbirth, why me, after all I have been faithful! I know what other girls did in school and yet they got pregnant immediately. Why me? A number of us have experiences that Read the rest of this entry

Our Duty

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:Yet Iwill rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Hab.3:17-18

The verse above mirrors ‘Dutiful Thanksgiving’. Giving thanks to God in spite of your feelings, experiences, or what people say because He is altogether good. It is recognizing that God is Supreme and it is in His character to be good.  It is acknowledging that even though our walls are crashing down, God has not Read the rest of this entry

Thanksgiving

It is a goodthing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name,O most High. Psalm 92:1

Thanksgiving is very crucial for every Christian. In God’s Favourite House we are very big on thanksgiving and dedicate the 1st Sunday in every month to thanking God. Pleasurable thanksgiving is gratitude offered to God in the face of a long awaited breakthrough. This kind of thanksgiving seems effortless but Read the rest of this entry

Fruitfulness

And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.2Sa.6:16

Your gratitude has a direct impact on your fruitfulness. A heart that is ungrateful will always be unfruitful. If you get gratitude right, a lot of things start to fall into place in your life. Gratitude to God is acknowledging God as your source and admitting that His blessings cannot be acquired based on your Read the rest of this entry