And in the midst of everything be always giving thanks, for this is God’s perfect plan for you in Christ Jesus. Never restrain or put out the fire of the Holy Spirit. I Thessalonians 5:18-19 TPT.

Offering up words of thanks (God’s perfect plan) for anything we can think of; gives us the “10,000-foot perspective.” When sharing words of gratitude, we blow away the fog of complaint, and improve our attitude which facilitates opportunity for joy.

Yesterday our after-school club kids were anxious and fidgety, they had the  herculean task of paying attention. Even first-graders suffer from bullying, and unkind attitudes from the adults around them. It rapidly became clear, that as we attempted to move forward – that we weren’t going anywhere. You do not need to be a Bible scholar to understand that when you are speaking about God the Holy Spirit, and the response to every…