Thanks and Faith

Good evening everyone,
1 corinthians 15:57 says thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Notice that the word gives is present and continual. He keeps on giving us the victory!
Thanking God for what He has given us and done for us is the first step. As we remember what He has done, it encourages us that He can do it again . And He will! There is nothing too big or too small for the Lord. He will heal terminal cancer and help you find your lost keys!
Now that you have reminded yourself of all the miracles He has done, you are better prepared to make your request according to Mark 11:24.
24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

So after you ask and believe it is yours now, what is the most natural thing to do? Thank Him! In fact, thanks is the quickest and easiest way to stay in faith until you see it. Thank you Jesus for saving and healing Michael when he was born. He almost died and the reports said blind, deaf or mentally disabled. But at 14 he is a freshman with a’s and b’s, active in sports and music, and is only slightly nearsighted. Praise God forevermore! The doctors only know so much. They are valuable, but they should never have the last word.
So what do you do till you see your answer? Recount the wonderful things that the Lord has done, that you see, then thank Him for the things that He has done that you don’t see yet. Because you do have it. Look at 1 John 5:15 in the amplified version,
15And if (since) we [positively] know that He listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us as our present possessions] the requests made of Him.
Now isn’t that cool? Present possessions means we have it now!
Thank you Lord, thank you Lord, THANK YOU LORD!
I love you all,
healed by His stripes,
Nancy Bass