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Stop

and Ask God to Make You Joyful

Ask God, How can I be more thankful?

S—Scripture: “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy” (Ps. 126:3).

T—Thanksgiving: Looking back I see how you’ve cared for me even when I didn’t know it. Thank you for the great things you do for me every day in ways I can’t even imagine. Thank you for caring for me so deeply and richly.

O—Observation: I’ve come to see that a huge part of my life is waiting for certain results so I will feel the pleasure of success and happiness. I didn’t know that if I let go of the outcomes I could have contentment and joy in spite of how life turns out. I need to raise a hallelujah in the middle of my disappointments, pain, and struggles so that God can do his work to produce the best results.

P—Prayer: God, I really want to become a thankful person and to find contentment and joy in spite of what life throws at me. I never realized that overabundance devalues all that I have, so I ask you to please help me declutter my life. Help me to be content with what I have and find joy through all the gifts you have already blessed me with. You are such a good, good father—help me to focus on all your goodness. I need to stop believing the lies of the enemy that more is better and will make me happier. Guide me into your truth, and unleash the reservoir of heaven to fill me with your joy, which is sustainable and never ending. Thank you. Amen.