Dear GOD:
I want to thank You for what you have already done. I am not going to wait until I see results or receive rewards; I am thanking you right now.

I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they stop talking about me; I am thanking you right now.

I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears ; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until my financial situation improves; I am going to thank you right now.

I am not going to wait until the children are asleep and the house is quiet; I am going to thank you right now. I am not going to wait until I get promoted at work or until I get the job; I am going to thank you right now.

I am not going to wait until I understand every experience in my life that has caused me pain or grief; I am thanking you right now.

I am not going to wait until the journey gets easier or the challenges are removed; I am thanking you right now. I am thanking you because I am alive.

I am thanking you because I made it through the day's difficulties. I am thanking you because I have walked around the obstacles .............

I am thanking you because I have the ability and the opportunity to do more and do better.

I'm thanking you because FATHER, YOU haven't given up on me.

Influence - when our course is controlled by God, we will soar to heights we never imagined.

Integrity - God never said that taking the road less traveled would be
easy, but He did promise you would never be alone.

Prospective - remember: you are in the driver's seat but God holds the
map.

Strength - God gives us the ability to soar beyond our problems to our
possibilities.

Character - character is who we are when no one but God is watching.

Conviction - be certain your feet are planted in the right place before you decide to stand firm.

Challenge - adventures begin when we dare to do the impossible with God.

Victory - believe you can and you're halfway there, believe God can and the race is won.

Promise - only God knows what is beyond the horizon: leave it in His
hands.

Faith - faith is holding on to God's dreams...and finding your own
fulfilled.

Guidance - real peace comes from knowing the God who holds your future in His hands.

Commitment - no destination is beyond the reach of one who can walk with God.

Wisdom - experience can make a persons knowledgeable, but only God can
make him wise.

Trust - tomorrow's challenges are already on God's agenda.

Perseverance - doubt builds a mountain...faith removes it.

Courage - the unknown holds no fence for those who follow God.

Power - when we tap into God's eternal power, our resources are unlimited.

Patience - God sometimes moves mountains one pebble at a time.

Direction - the only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping
stones is how you use them.

Discipline - excellence is not a gift given, but a skill perfected.

"Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think." (Benjamin Disraeli)

I asked God to take away my habit.
God said, No.
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary

I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
Patience is a byproduct of tribulations;
it isn't granted, it is learned.

I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.

I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
and brings you closer to me.

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own! ,
but I will prune you to make you fruitful.

I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.

I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves
me.
God said...Ahhhh, finally you have the idea