Turning Negative Situations or wilderness in our lives to blessings

Text: Jonah 2:8-9, Hebrews 13:15, Ephesians 5:20 Our Lord Jesus Christ did not come only to reveal God to man and reconcile man to God bringing man back into God's family, but also quite distinctly came to teach us how to live in the kingdom, especially how to eliminate the negative situations or circumstances that crops up in our lives. When Jesus faced some negative situations, He simply gave thanks to God in John 6:11 to release God's anointing for increase and in John 11:41 to release anointing to raise Lazarus from the dead. The Bible says when we give God glory through thanksgiving and praise(Psalm 50:23), God will prevail against our enemies, destroy and devour at once. God will make waste mountains and hills and dry up their herbs, dry up their pools, make their rivers islands(Isaiah 42:12-15). God will start will start leading us and make darkness light before us, and maketh crooked paths straight and not forsake us(Isaiah 42:16) The key to living abundant life in the kingdom is to be joyful and full of rejoicing in our heart.(Proverbs 17:22,Psalm 16:11, Joel 1:12, 1 Peter 1:8). That is the key to manifesting good health, prosperity, God's presence, faith is joy and the grace, mercy and favor of God.(Proverbs 17:22,Psalm 16:11, Joel 1:12, 1 Peter 1:8). Howbeit the key to rejoicing is gratitude or gratefulness or thankfulness. So Apostle Paul under incarceration in the prison said " I think myself happy". Why? Because he was grateful to suffer for the sake of Christ (Acts 5:12). Irrespective of the negative situations you find yourself, find something around you are grateful for, and as you do, you harness the power of God (His love and grace) that eliminates the negative situation. Be positive to everyone you talk to and be happy. Be grateful for everything you have around you-the running water, the electricity etc. and everything will start changing for good. Give thanks for your five senses, for your physical body, soul and spirit for they are fearfully and wonderfully made(Psalm 139:14), for your home, for your family, for your friends, for your job, for your business, for the money in your hand, for your achievements, for everything that is good. Remember all good things come from God, the father of lights with whom there is no variableness or shadow of turning.(James 1:17) When you give thanks, the victory Jesus won on the Cross for you will be manifested in your life( 1 Corinthians 15:57). When you give thanks to the Father, He will cause you to triumph in everything and in every place(2 Corinthians 2:14). When you give thanks, God's grace or favor will be released to help you.When you give thanks, it shows you love God and that you acknowledge His love (mercy) and goodness (grace and favor) towards you which enables God to manifest the blessings He hath prepared for you.(Psalm 136:1,1 Corinthians 2:9). The scriptures say "He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God.”-Psalm 50:23. When God comes on the scene, the spirit of fornication,uncleanness, covetousness, filthiness,foolish talking ,and jesting will have no place in your life, because they loathe worship and thanksgiving to God, Alleluia.(Ephesians 5:1-4) Gratitude or thanksgiving brings what you want in life. Be thankful for what you want in life as though you have already received it and sooner or later it will manifest in your life. Gratitude for every good thing in your life eliminates the negative things (lying vanities) and is the best insurance that what you are and what you have will be sustained to continue in future and also multiply. Our text shows that Jonah turned away from observing the lying vanities or negative circumstances he was facing in the belly of the fish, so as not forsake God's favor or mercy needed to give him the breakthrough he direly needed, but instead gave God thanks and his breakthrough was manifested. Glory to God in the highest. Our tongue and mouth when used to bring out good things or blessings bring glory to God and becomes a tree of life.(Proverbs 15:3) The power of life and death is in our tongue :life when we use it to give thanks to God and to men and confess the word of His grace; death when we use it to criticize , find faults , condemn God and men, and declare the negative situations happening that we are focusing on. Change that daunting situation in your life by giving God thanks and praise continually for other good things , God hath accomplished in your life and family continually and professing the Word of his grace which abideth forever. For we are not to look or focus or meditate on the things which are seen, because they are temporal and passing away, but on the things which are not seen-the word of His grace which are eternal and abideth forever.(2 Corinthians 4:18) God bless you and Shalom.