Do we give God enough thanks? It’s a condition of ours that we are not as keenly aware of what God is doing in our lives unless his acts are accompanied with blasts of trumpets, peals of thunder, or the rushing wind. But God doesn’t always operate in the dramatic, does he? Here’s what the prophet Elijah found:
The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.”
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.1 Kings 19:11-13 (NIV)
With all the earthquakes and fires—the hardships and setbacks in our lives—roaring around us, it’s mighty hard to pick out a gentle whisper. Yet sometimes God shows up in that whisper, and if we aren’t listening, we’ll miss it.
Whether God chooses to deliver us from our hardships or merely grace us with another day of life, regardless of how hard that life may seem, we need to be thankful. Small blessings are still blessings.
So my prayer today, for myself and for you, is Psalm 100. Enjoy the blessings!
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