Psalm 34:1-22

   Ever have a problem speaking positive? Like, do you find yourself speaking negative ALL of the time? Well, instead of speaking negative, how about letting praise and blessings come out of your mouth? Yes - EVEN IF YOU DO NOT FEEL LIKE IT!!!! Here is another thing to try....be thankful! Even if you -think- you have NOTHING to be thankful for...trust me, you do. Here are some things that I have been thankful for: 

- God (Hello, people! That should be a given!). 

- My husband (Hollah!)

- My family

- My amazingly awesome Pastor and Pastor's Wife!

- My awesome church, Truth Tabernacle, family

- My friends

   I have others, but that is just a few things that I can thank God for every day. I know, some people don't have an awesome husband like I do (actually, NO ONE HAS AN AWESOME HUSBAND LIKE I DO....TRUST ME) - but thank God for your friends and family. Your life that He has given you. Pretty much anything and everything, you can thank God for.

   I was reading my Bible this morning and, in my Bible reading, I read, you guessed it, Psalm 34. From the very first verse, it was like God was trying to get a point across or something =) God, help me to be more thankful, and help me to praise You more!

¹I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
 ²My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
 ³O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
 ⁴I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
 ⁵They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
 ⁶This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
 ⁷The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
 ⁸O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
 ⁹O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
 ¹⁰The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
 ¹¹Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
 ¹²What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
 ¹³Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
 ¹⁴Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
 ¹⁵The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
 ¹⁶The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
 ¹⁷The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
 ¹⁸The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
 ¹⁹Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
 ²⁰He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
 ²¹Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
 ²²The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.