Thursday... And this is a great way to take care of it.

Here is what Psalm 150:2 (NLT) says, "Praise him for his mighty works; praise his unequaled greatness." Praise him for "his unequaled greatness." "Unequaled greatness." "Unequaled."

The Amplified Bible says, "Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to [the abundance of] His greatness."

Deuteronomy 3:24 says, "O Lord God, You have only begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth that can do such works and mighty acts (miracles) as Yours?" Good question!

Psalm 145:3-4, "Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised, and His greatness is [so vast and profound as to be] unsearchable [incomprehensible to man]. One generation shall praise Your works to another, and declare Your mighty acts."

Ok, now look at the problem that is greater than you. In no way can you handle it. You just can't. It is about to take you to the ground if it hasn't already. Now, stop and strive to think of what God did for you yesterday and thank him. Yes, stop and focus on the good that is in your life and thank God for being there and for doing what He has done for you. Just focus on the good in your life for a moment.

And then praise Him for who He is. Praise Him for His "unequaled greatness". "Praise Him according to [the abundance of] His greatness." "O Lord God, You have only begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand." "His greatness is [so vast and profound as to be] unsearchable [incomprehensible to man]. Praise Him for Who He is.

Being thankful shows that He cares about you individually, that He is working in your life. And praising Him shows that He has what it takes to handle whatever you are facing. Thanking and praising and asking go together. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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