Thanking Your Way To Your Miracle

John 11:41
41Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.”

Jesus lived a life of thanksgiving. He always thanked His Father for what He had and for always hearing Him when He prayed. That was how He released miracles in His life.

In the story of the feeding of the five thousand (John 6:1–13), Jesus’ attitude was one of thankfulness. He took a little boy’s lunch of five loaves and two fish, gave thanks and had them distributed. He gave thanks for the little that was there and the little multiplied. Not only did the people eat as much as they wanted, there were 12 basketfuls left over!

So when you see your meagre balance in your bank account, thank the Lord for what you have. It could be your “five loaves and two fish”. When you give Him thanks, your little will become much, with leftovers!

Even when faced with the impossible, the solution was still, “Father, I thank you…” When Jesus stood outside Lazarus’ tomb, and the people took away the stone that was covering the tomb, Jesus did not see the situation as hopeless and impossible. He simply lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.” Then, He proceeded to call forth Lazarus, and the man came forth alive once more!

The raising of Lazarus, who was dead for more than four days, was one of Jesus’ greatest miracles. And He accomplished this by saying, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.” He thanked His way to an awesome miracle.

The next time you find yourself praying, “God, please! Do this for me… God, please! Give me this!” stop! Instead, say, “Thank you God, for hearing me. And because you have heard me, I thank you that I have what I asked for.” And when you thank God, the little that you have will multiply. Your impossible situations will turn around for God’s provision. And resurrection life will hit you!