I failed majorly today, stepping into sin. I talk all the time about offering the sacrifice of thanksgiving, but today I didn’t. Several frustrating situations came, one after the other, but, instead of giving thanks, instead of trusting God, instead of honoring Him, I  complained. This led to unhappiness, then to anger, and then spilled over into ungracious interaction with others.

Amazing how quickly I can forget truth and then fall over the cliff of  complaining into the valley rebellion. God, however,  is faithful, and reached down to catch me. He gently corrected my thinking, helped me return to praise, and led me up  the path out of rebellion back into the light of His love.

And then He sent a big God sighting, resolving the biggest problem I’d been struggling with all day!

Certainly offering the sacrifice of thanksgiving, getting up the shield of faith is great protection from the flaming arrows of the enemy and from my own delusions about what is important.

“He who offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving, honors me and opens the way that I may show him the salvation of the Lord!” Psalm 50:23f

Picture: The Lord is always there to help us up!