BigPapaDean

I have heard it said many times over that God wants us to have a thankful heart! I have wondered what that even means. After several long drawn out roads that tested my integrity with God I am now beginning to understand what it really means. I read in the Bible all those stories of the old time people like Job and Abraham and I use to wonder how they ever stayed the course. When you read those stories you can see the human side of each of them where they made mistakes. My road lead me down some of those same paths and I made some of the same mistakes but my faith didn't waver much like theirs never. While I was living that life I prayed everyday for His deliverance yet it just wasn't His time! That's when I would ask Him to help me make it through each day so when it was His time I would be ready to receive whatever blessing or blessings He had for me. The day finally came when my prayers were answered and I was delivered from my life of hardship and suffering to one of love and happiness with my family! As I look back now I am so thankful He saw fit to let me be tested in the many ways I was tested because now I know He was surely with me through it all and He was the one who gave me the strength and patience to make it through! This is what I believe that phrase, to have a "thankful heart", truly means! I have much praise because He never left and forsook me in my darkest hours and He brought me through things I didn't think I could survive but he brought me home more than conqueror! It's easy to be thankful for all the things that make our lives easy but what about those things that give us a real sense of belonging to Him? Yeah I appreciate more than you know all the comforts of life I now have but I appreciate much more the love God has for me and I KNOW without a doubt He will keep me in the palm of His hand where nothing can touch or harm me! God Bless each of you and have a wonderful weekend!