TRINKETS TO TRIUMPH

Tracey GEORGE

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Go ahead and give Him thanks! In this season of Thanksgiving, you do not have to wait to see your blessing or answer to your prayer manifest before you offer thanksgiving to God. He promised in His word that if you delight yourself in Him, He would give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4). Adopt an “advanced appreciation” mindset which is one that, no matter what the circumstance, you can thank God in advance because you know that God can and will perfect those things that concern you (Psalm 138:8). The moment you opened your heart and mouth to pray, He was already at work on your behalf eager to bless you. This is reason enough to thank Him in advance and give Him praise.

You do not have to “get it” to give Him thanks. Most of the time you do not know the outcome of your situation. Many times, you do not understand the state that you are in but your mindset matters. Advanced appreciation allows you to be content in the state that you are in (Philippians 4:11). Advanced appreciation gives you faith in the Father to possess the blessed assurance that you can be confident knowing that all things work together for your good (Romans 8:28).

Hannah did not understand the reason she could not conceive a child (1 Samuel 1:9-28). Even in her sad state, she decided to thank God in advance for the child she hoped to be blessed with one day and promised, in return for her future blessing, to give her blessing in the form of a child right back to God (1 Samuel 1:9-28). Hannah understood the assignment of advanced appreciation. Mary, the Master’s mother, adopted an advanced appreciation mindset when she had a thankful heart and praised God in advance for blessing her to birth Jesus, the Savior of the world (Luke 1:4655). Mary’s advanced appreciation for being highly favored gives the encouragement to others to thank God in advance because they know the result will be like Elizabeth shared with Mary, “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her.” (Luke 1:45)

One of the greatest examples of advanced appreciation was the miracle by the Master, Jesus Christ. He gave the Father advanced appreciation and thanks when He fed the masses with five loaves of bread and two fish (Matthew 14:13-21). He thanked the Father in advance and then gave the miracle meal to the disciples for distribution to the people gathered waiting to eat. God has a miracle in the making just for you that will stem from your advanced appreciation. Take a moment to thank God in advance for the blessings He wants to bestow on you. You are bound to be blessed. Your advanced appreciation in the form of thanksgiving will be key to your victory.