Yet, the meaning of events and the influence of events on our lives is determined, more often than not, by how we view them. The Bible is filled with praise and thanksgiving for all God's blessings. Practicing praise and thanksgiving opens us to seeing life as a blessing. Even adversity can reveal God's love. The practice of thanking and praising God goes to the very heart of living as a child of God.
Events happen in our lives.
The crucial question for living in the Spirit is how do we understand or see these events. This is the challenge of spiritual formation. Write a list below of all the persons, things or events in your life during the last two weeks for which you are thankful. They are both the result of God's blessing upon us and the means to see God's blessing around us. Seeing life as filled with God's glory and blessing has a profound effect on how we live.