Thank God Each Day

Devotional Reading: Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Psalms 68:19 NLT

One Jewish custom I admire very much is that a Jew tries to thank God more than a hundred times a day. Although one hundred times seems like an exaggeration, when we put it into practice, it just means we are trying to be as grateful as possible to God, and this has an impact on our spiritual and physical world.

Try to be as grateful as possible on a daily basis, no matter how each day goes—sad or joyful—and you will see how the day improves, or at least see how gratitude relieves you of any emotional burdens.

On many occasions we allow a single event to sour us for the rest of the day. That’s because we let the situation control our emotions, and that ends up controlling our behavior rather than us controlling our emotions and not letting an event determine the rest of the day.

Everything hinges on what we confess with our mouths and keep in our hearts. If what we confess throughout the day is gratitude to our Creator, we align our mind and emotions with God. Gratitude brings joy and good feelings to our lives. Practicing it daily serves as a vaccine for those things that don’t work out so well.

So give thanks to God, no matter what happens in each day of your life. Gratitude is a good tool for speaking blessings because he who thanks God is giving Him glory.

Prayer and Confession
Thank You, Father, for Your mercies that are new every day. I thank You for this day and ask You to help me develop the habit of being grateful every day.

Further Reading: Psalm 118:24, Lamentations 3:22-23