1 Give thanks to the LORD, For he is good, For his lovingkindness endures forever.

2 Let the redeemed by the LORD say so, Whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
3 And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south.

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.
5 Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And he delivered them out of their distresses,
7 He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city to live in.
8 Let them praise the LORD for his lovingkindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men! [Psalms 107:1-8 HNV]

On my daily commute to and from the office, I have plenty of time for reading—bumper stickers on cars, that is. Some are surly, others clever, and still others downright distasteful. One bumper sticker I saw recently, however, gently challenged my heart about the way I often engage life. The sticker simply said, “Too blessed to complain.”

I must confess that I felt convicted as I pondered those words. Too often I find myself lamenting moments in life that don’t go my way, rather than focusing on the wonderful gifts my heavenly Father has given me. Reading that simple message that day brought me a renewed commitment to be more actively and intentionally grateful because my God has been good to me in more ways than I could ever count.

Psalm 107 is a song that seeks to rectify thankless thinking. The psalmist (who many think was King David) makes a plea to hearts grown cold with ingratitude, repeating four times, “Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!” (vv.8,15,21,31). Even in the worst of times, we have much to be thankful for. May we learn to thank God for His goodness to us!

Count your blessings—name them one by one;
Count your blessings—see what God hath done;
Count your blessings—name them one by one;
Count your many blessings—see what God hath done. —Oatman

We don’t need more to be thankful for, we just need to be more thankful.

Too Blessed
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Jonathan,

Thank you for this great inspiring devotional. It was powerful and so true that we have to count our blessings and be grateful to the Lord everyday. Even when things do not go our way we need to count our blessings in the storm as well.
Loved the song....

Thank you,
AngelWings7

Agreeing with Angel Wings!
Patti : )