Count Your Blessings
Counting your blessings is a powerful way to cultivate a spirit of gratitude and deepen your faith in God.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the importance of remembering the way in which the Lord has led us, emphasizing the need for gratitude and thankfulness for the blessings that remain despite the challenges faced. She highlights the significance of counting our mercies rather than our trials, rejoicing in God's gifts, and maintaining a bright and happy soul that finds reasons for thankfulness and gladness in everything, even in times of sickness, bereavement, and death.
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Thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee.
--DEUTERONOMY 8:2
NOT mindless of the growing years
Of care and loss and pain,
My eyes are wet with thankful tears
For blessings that remain.
--J. G. WHITTIER
THE years of available and happy life which have been already enjoyed ought to be the cause of thankfulness, even if "the days of darkness" were many. "The sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier things," says Tennyson. Surely, in the sphere of Faith, at least, there is some mistake here. "For what we have received the Lord make us truly thankful."
--JAMES SMETHAM
A bright, happy soul, rejoicing in all God's gifts, seeing cause for thankfulness and gladness in every.thing, counting up mercies rather than trials, looking at the bright side, even of sickness, bereavement, and death--what a very fountain of goodness and love of Christ such an one is! I remember one who, worn with sickness and sleepless nights, answered to the question if the nights did not seem interminable: "Oh no, I lie still, and count up my blessings!"
--H. L. SIDNEY LEAR
Sermon Outline
- Counting Your Blessings
- The Power of Faith in Counting Blessings
- The Result of Counting Your Blessings
- The Importance of Gratitude
- The Contrast of Trials and Blessings
- Seeing the Bright Side of Life
- Counting Mercies Rather Than Trials
- A Fountain of Goodness and Love of Christ
Key Quotes
“Thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“For what we have received the Lord make us truly thankful.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“I lie still, and count up my blessings!” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Make a conscious effort to count your blessings every day.
- Focus on the good things in your life, even in difficult circumstances.
- Cultivate a spirit of gratitude by intentionally thanking God for His blessings.