I sat down and watched the water gently lap against the dock. It was a beautiful week in Michigan, where I went for my spring break, and I was sitting by a lake, having devotions. The dock swayed ever so slightly with the current, and I brushed hair out of my face as looked around the beautiful lake and thanked God for creating it.
It's a lot easier to feel thankful for something when you're looking at something beautiful. If you're sitting at a dock by the lake, as I was, it's so easy to look around you and feel genuinely thankful to God for creating such a beautiful sight. On the contrary, if you're taking doing the weekly garbage can pull around to the curb, it's not so easy to look around you and be thankful to God for creating the world. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says, "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." Whether you feel genuinely thankful or not, God deserves the praise. Don't give Him thanks only when you feel like it, give Him thanks always, in all circumstances.
Kayla Joy
