They could kneel to pray with all their troubles bearing down upon them. But let that weak brother and that poor sister try entering the place of prayer by way of the gates of thanksgiving. An altogether different story would unfold. As they would lift their requests with thanksgiving, God's peace would heal their troubled minds and bring hope to their seeking hearts. It will OPEN YOUR WILL to His.
Thanksgiving is easy, and it yields enormous dividends.
Start thanking God now for everything you can see this very minute. Then open wide the gates of thanksgiving and let your heartfelt thanks arise without restraint to the One who is altogether worthy. It will clear your mind, relax your tensions, and lift your spirit. Then get ready for the One who sits upon the Throne to open the floodgates of Heaven and pour out such a blessing that you cannot contain it. Rhoda Winger taught elementary school in Canada and in the Philippines.