A life of praise and thankfulness becomes a life filled with miracles. Instead of trying to be in control, you focus on Me and what I am doing. This is the power of praise: centering your entire being in Me. This is how I created you to live, for I made you in My own image. Enjoy abundant life by overflowing with praise and

Have gratitude for all the ways I keep you intimately connected to Me, including your joyful dependence on Me.

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

In faith, thank Me for whatever is preoccupying your mind. This will clear the blockage so that you can find Me. P

TRUST AND THANKFULNESS WILL get you safely through this day. Trust protects you from worrying and obsessing. Thankfulness keeps you from criticizing and complaining:

LISTEN TO ME CONTINUALLY. I have much to communicate to you, so many people and situations in need of prayer.

Invite My Spirit to alert you when you are overly focused on your problems and to redirect your attention to Me.

ENTRUST YOUR LOVED ONES TO ME; release them into My protective care. They are much safer with Me than in your clinging hands.

LET THANKFULNESS TEMPER ALL YOUR THOUGHTS. A thankful mind-set keeps you in touch with Me. I hate it when My children grumble, casually despising My sovereignty. Thankfulness is a safeguard against this deadly sin. Furthermore, a grateful attitude becomes a grid through which you perceive life. Gratitude enables you to see the Light of My Presence shining on all your circumstances. Cultivate a thankful heart, for this glorifies Me and fills you with Joy.

Even when you are feeling anxious, thank Me for the gift of My Peace.

Let your thoughts and spoken words be richly flavored with trust and thankfulness.

We say we believe in God, trust in God, and are sustained by God; but in our actions we do everything for ourselves, trusting in ourselves and anxious about the providence of God, which unravels our theism.