FAITH CAPSULE: Give thanks and praise to God continually. 

Psalm 95, 98, 150 

Give thanks and praise to God continually, not at self-convenience. 
It is never too much for one with the God-given breath of life to be limiting giving thanks or praise to God. 
To be alive is a privilege of God but not a right; it is mercy but not of merit. 
Continually, give thanks and praise to God!
Giving thanks to God is not about thinking thank.
Also, not knowing to think will not know to thank. 
Giving thanks is praising God, and praising God is thanking God. 
Giving thanks, praising God must be meaningful with understanding. 
Psalm 47:7 informs all: For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding.
Also, give thanks with understanding.
Before God, shouting with joy, the evidence of gladness is the thanksgiving character. 
Psalm 95:2 testifies, “Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.”
Psalm 98:4, “Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises.”
Praising or giving thanks to God is serving God with a glaring gladness before God as Psalm 100:2 points out, “Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.”
What is your position in the time of giving thanks to God?
No one belongs to self, but all belong to God, the creator of all.
All should seek God to gain and retain self in the presence of God.
Psalm 100:4 confirms, “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.”
God is good, and giving thanks and praise cannot be too much or enough for His goodness and mercy. 
CAN YOU COUNT YOUR OFFERING OF THANKS TO GOD?
How many thanks offerings have you given to God today?
Can you count the number of thanks offered to God?
One that counts the number of thanks given to God is short and not give enough thanks to God.
One that is not thanking God is not praising God enough for all He has done, all He is doing, and all He will do.
Psalm 150:6 buttress, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” 
If praising God at every breath will spare you from sudden death, will you not give thanks and praise to God at every moment?
BEFORE GOD, ARE YOU COMPLAINING OR THANKING?
Give thanks to God for all things, and all things shall work together for good.
Are you complaining before God by asking: “how long is it going be to get the answer for my prayer before you, God?” 
Be thankful to God, expressing how far God, He has brought you in life, not how long you are waiting to receive your request from Him.
Complain is the expression of dissatisfaction that can position one for a painful journey of life.
The children of Israel complained, and God responds, “The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness…” (Numbers 14:29)
One thing God cannot do is: He cannot fail!

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled with giving God thanks continually.