🌿 Divine Advice: GIVE THANKS ALWAYS
My beloved,
listen carefully — a grateful heart is a powerful heart. When you learn to give thanks always, you unlock doors that prayer alone cannot open.
There are times when life will not make sense. Things may not go as you hoped. The answers may delay, and the road may feel rough. But in those very moments, God is watching to see your response — whether you will complain, or whether you will give thanks.
When you choose gratitude over grumbling, you are saying to God, “I still trust You even when I don’t understand You.” That is faith at its purest form — and faith moves God faster than frustration ever will.
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🌺 Here is what I want you to remember:
Thanksgiving is not weakness; it is wisdom.
Anyone can complain, but only the spiritually mature can thank God in the storm.
Thanksgiving brings peace.
When you give thanks, anxiety loses its power. Your heart becomes still, and the peace of God floods your soul.
Thanksgiving invites divine intervention.
When Jehoshaphat and his army began to praise God, their enemies destroyed each other. Gratitude confuses the enemy and activates God’s power on your behalf.
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🌾 So, I say to you — stop focusing on what is missing and start thanking God for what remains.
That delay may be a divine setup for a bigger testimony. That closed door may be God’s way of protecting you from unseen harm. What looks like a setback may actually be a divine redirection.
Instead of saying, “Why me?” start saying, “Thank You, Lord, because You know what You’re doing.” Every time you give thanks, you are declaring victory over your situation.
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🌻 A Word from the Lord for You
> “My child, do not let your circumstances silence your praise. Even when you don’t see My hand, trust My heart. I am working behind the scenes for your good. The gratitude you offer in this season is the seed for the miracles of your next season. Keep your heart thankful, and you will see My glory.”
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🙏 Final Counsel
Wake up each day with thanksgiving on your lips.
Thank God for the breath in your lungs, the peace you still have, the battles you’ve survived, and the doors He will yet open.
The more you thank Him, the more you’ll see reasons to thank Him again.
So today, let your heart sing this truth:
> “Lord, I may not have everything I want, but I thank You for everything You’ve done. I trust You, I bless You, and I give You thanks — always.”
Pastor/Counselor,
Wale-Rich Oladunjoye
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