INTRODUCTION
This book is a product of God's grace and mercy, a material for His glory. It has come to you and me with the aim of correcting the wrong attitude of ours, which has made the world a misery for most people. The knowledge shared in this book is aimed at making a positive impact and aiding a positive change in the life of it reader. Also, applying what you read to your daily life is the only way it will work for you.
INTRO.
Life will never be better if, you don't choose rightly from the alternative ( good or bad).
People always want to enjoy, but don't want to endure. How will that ever be possible? Life has two sides; positive and negative, front and back, good and bad, enjoyment and endurance, to mention but a few.
In this case, there isn't a way to live life without facing both sides and assigned times, negligence of this knowledge by many, has led to vertically all we will discover in this book, pointing at gratitude in life.
The world looks so Ungrateful to it's maker because the made have messed up what the maker made, showing worthlessness, ugliness and Ingratitude towards the creatures of the Creator.
God created all things and saw everything he created as good and beautiful, but why do we choose to recreate, upgrade and refashion what he already concluded to be wonderful and beautiful? Discover as you journey through this book.
Ch.1 GRATITUDE
"With hands lifted, knees bowed down, head lifted up and heart grateful, I submit to the rulership, leadership or governorship of the only sovereign God, who was not created but by Him were all things created. Him alone deserves my thanks, praise, worship and adoration, for He created all things and for His pleasure, they are and were created. God is good and greatly to be praise, glory be to God for everything and everyone He has made. In good and evil time will I continue to adore His majesty, stand in awe of Him and glorify His name forever amen. Praise Be the name of the Lord!"
--Joseph Bassey
LIFE IS A RISK
Never mind what you face today, your mind should be prepared to face tomorrow but how possible will you face tomorrow if you cannot stand today? Doesn't this look complex? "It is" and "it isn't" will be the reply of two sets of persons with their self proven reasons. What you must know is that life is a risk and you must be willing to take the risk to get what you need.
When there is a need, there is a need to meet the need. If you have a need, you need to take the risk to meet the need.
Life is risky and it takes the risk takers to take charge in life.
You may never accept to suffer in life, but you can't escape it when it comes. Those who prepare for it will not be taken unawares and vice versa.
In all these, never forget that life is vanity and all you and I are doing are just for a certain period of time.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
"I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."
You may wonder, yes life is a wonder. In your strength, in your might, in your wisdom, in your understanding, in your skill, time and chance have their way to influence your life. That's why, though mighty, you must give reference to the giver of life (God).
As long as you live, you are opportune for greatness, take the risk and be who you have to be, depending on God in every moment and steps you take.
You can always make it, if you can believe in yourself and in your God. NEVER FORGET TO PRAY THE PRAYER ABOVE and keep reading to the end.
Ch.2 ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
Everyone have their different times and seasons with their different experiences at their time ventures. There's a time of planting and a season of harvest. Yours may be that of planting and mine of harvesting but the fact is that no situation is permanent.
Therefore, our reactions due to our present situations can extend the time span or help in the persistence of such situations (either positive or negative). Since no situation is permanent, there is an appointed time for a particular situation to hand over. The matter on ground is our reaction to the situations we find ourselves. Do you know that your attitude in that your situation can extend your span in that situation or vice versa?
Don't you think it's about time we consider our attitude towards our everyday situations and experiences? Yes, it's time.
Your attitude is your reaction, gratitude is an attitude that aids positive change in your situations in life. The attitude you propagate can facilitate your experience in life.
Having an attitude of gratitude most especially to God, will provoke supernatural intervention and miraculous experience in life.
No negative situation in life is worth the product of gratitude. Being grateful is a key that provokes the heavenly kingdom, as God Almighty requires everyone to be grateful in all things and at all times.
In all things be grateful, giving thanks to God because increase is the product of gratitude.
Psalms 100:4
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Psalms 107:1
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Ephesians 5:20
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
1 Thessalonians 5:18
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
There's no productivity in the association of ingratitude minded persons. For you to produce and progress, you must be grateful for what you have and also for what you expect.
Develope an attitude of gratitude, be grateful at all times and
Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG
Tag der Veröffentlichung: 29.11.2019
ISBN: 978-3-7487-2229-8
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