Thankful IN Everything But Not FOR Everything

Thanksgiving Day is a wonderful time of the year when we're to reflect on the Lord's goodness. We're to be thankful for all of the good things that God has done for us. Notice that I said "good things…"

I believe that God is good and that He has no plans to harm us because He loves us. I believe that God isn't able to inflict any suffering upon us because God is love and His nature is to bless us with good. It bothers me when I hear Christians confess and credit things to God that aren't Biblical. If a Christian lacks knowledge of God's Word, he/she will fall victim to the enemy's lies.

Understand that worldly wisdom may sound noble but anything that contradicts God's Word is a lie from the pits of Hell.

I burn with passion when I hear my brothers and sisters in the Body of Christ confess and believe things that simply aren't true. I get fired up about the Bible. I desperately want to see people set free by the truth in it. It's awful to see people comforted by the lies of the world. True and lasting comfort comes from Jesus Christ, the living Word.

The Bible requires faith, study and guidance from the Holy Spirit. Worldly wisdom and noble thoughts don't require any real thought, action or responsibility so people become easily deceived and drawn to those sugar-coated lies.

Here's some examples of unbiblical quotes that I've heard and even believed myself in my past:
- Thank God for the good and bad or thank God for "everything."
- Thank God for sickness.
- Thank God for lack.
- Thank God for closed doors.
- Thank God for tribulations.
- Thank God for punishment.
- Thank God for giving and taking away.

God is GOOD ALL THE TIME and ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD!

Why would a Christian thank God for bad things when God's nature is good?

It's a result of the enemy blinding people. He can only blind those that don't know the truth (don't read and "hear" the Bible). He convinces people that God is in control of everything and that He's some evil schizophrenic tyrant that gives both good and bad.

The crazy thing is, people will believe anything if someone adds God's name to it if they don't know what the Bible actually says. People will also believe what they're taught by false teachers or dead teachers because in this situation, the blind leads the blind. People will also believe what anyone says about a particular Bible verse simply because it's a Bible verse (taken out of its context).

Two of the most twisted scriptures come from Job 1:21 "God gives and God takes away," and Job 13:15 "though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him." Christians use this verse when they find themselves in trouble. They throw the blame on God instead of taking responsibility for their own actions. Anyone who quotes this verse is deceived because they clearly didn't read the whole book of Job. That's why we must read everything! In the first chapter, it was Satan who clearly inflicted Job with many curses. Job said foolish things because he was in anguish and ignorant of the enemy's schemes. Thank God that today, we born-again believers have been given back our authority over the enemy because of Jesus' finished work on the cross. GLORY TO GOD!

Now the reason that these foolish beliefs are detrimental is because they don't bring ANY glory to God. How can God get the glory by harming people? This is why so many people are confused about the Bible. They think that it contradicts itself because of the Law of Moses and the doctrines of men. This is why I wrote "Bible Journey!" We must read the Bible for ourselves, line upon line and within its context - rightly dividing the truth.

We can't be confident Christians if we're scared, confused and ignorant of the Bible. Our trust and comfort in God comes when we spend time in His Word getting to know Him better by growing in His grace and knowledge.

How could we truly be thankful and bless the Lord with all our soul if we bring foolishness to God? How could we possibly give praise to God by thanking Him for things that He's never done? In other words, how dare we tell the Lord, "thank you" for all of the evil things that we've allowed Satan to give us?

This isn't thanksgiving. Its insulting and highly offensive to our Father. How do I know? God's Word says, "Jesus came to give us life more abundantly and the devil came to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10)." That's scripture! That's the truth! Every good and perfect gift comes from God in Heaven. Every evil comes from Satan. Don't ever confuse the two! Pray for spiritual discernment and be set free!

All in all, we're called to be thankful IN everything not thankful FOR everything. God is in control but He isn't the force behind evil. It's Satan whose running lose deceiving the whole world… even Christians (who aren't rooted in God's Word).

I want to encourage you to spend time seeking the truth by reading the Bible's entirety. Find out the truth and choose to believe it so that you may be full of the peace and joy that comes from truly knowing God. You'll grow confidence in the Lord Jesus and your praise will be full of pure thanksgiving!

Book Recommendations:
- Psalm 103
- "Bible Journey" by me, Jennifer Quetant
- "The Effects of Praise" by Andrew Wommack

Posted by Author Jennifer Quetant
www.biblejourneymovement.com

My Book Review for Steve and Jackie Green's 'This Dangerous Book'

In exchange of my gift of Steve and Jackie’s upcoming book, ‘This Dangerous Book,’ I will be sharing my personal book review in this blog with high aspirations of encouraging others to read this incredible book!

The duo-authors are a Christian couple with an undeniable and unashamed love for God’s Word. They each have a passion for collecting Biblical artifacts that is so vast that they decided to share their findings with the world in their new establishment called the ‘Museum of the Bible!’ This museum will be opening up in November of 2017 in Washington, D.C. The Greens have hopes of bringing people together to showcase the Bible’s extensive and collective history. Notably, they aren’t pushing their faith on anyone. Instead, they’re simply showcasing Biblical facts so that people may gain more knowledge and insight on what the Bible is, where it came from and it’s impact on the entire world.

The Bible is near and dear to their family. The Greens stand on God’s Word in every area of their lives. It’s credited to be the foundation of all their great success. Steve Green is president of Hobby Lobby and his wife Jackie, is a full-time homemaker and mother to six children. Their influential lives are living testimonies that the Bible’s principles are fundamental, remarkable and valuable today.

‘This Dangerous Book’ will take you into the depths of the values of Biblical artifacts. It will inform you about the process of obtaining such valuable items and what many suffered just to make a way for all of the future generations to obtain them.

The substantial information written in this book has compelled me to become far more appreciative of my Bible collection. Today, it’s easy to purchase a copy of a Bible or download one for free. However, there were times when the Bible was not accessible to the general public nor was it available in most languages. Sadly, many countries today have banned the Bible due to their religious beliefs. Millions have even been severely persecuted for its sake!

I’m incredibly thankful to be a United States citizen that has access to my Bible at any given time. I learned in this book how our nation was (for the most part) founded on Biblical principles. It’s no coincidence that there’s no other nation in the world today as successful as the United States of America.

I believe it’s a part of God’s beautiful plan that the Greens founded the Museum of the Bible. Now all those with open-hearts and curious minds have an awesome opportunity to see the Bible come alive for themselves!

Pre-order your copy today: thisdangerousbook.com

Jennifer Quetant, Author, Bible Journey

www.biblejourneymovement.com

Biblical Life Application

God is a gentlemen. He doesn’t force His love on anyone. He created us with free-will. He’s given us authority. When He sees His people struggling, He can’t step in and do anything unless we allow Him to. We can’t say that God is in control over everything. We have to remember that His Word says, we’re created in His image, we are to reign in life and the enemy has been stripped. We’re to blame and the enemy (when we give him authority) when things are going terribly wrong. We can’t blame God for evil. If He was in control of good and evil, then life wouldn’t make any sense. Jesus came to give us LIFE more abundantly. It’s Satan who came to STEAL, KILL & DESTROY! (John 10:10) Whatever you choose to believe is what you will receive. 

God says, my people suffer from lack of knowledge. (Hosea 4:6)

The Church as a whole doesn’t take His Word as a sword. Instead, some of us are letting the enemy and circumstances beat us up. It’s important that we open up our Bibles and actually read and apply it to our lives daily. It’s not a suggestion. It’s life application. Our Christian lives daily depend on the Word of God. Make Him a priority!

Even when we’re walking in disobedience, I can sense the Lord's compassion. He still loves us and has great plans for our lives. He just desires for us to be doers of His Word and not just hearers. He can’t bless us if we are unwilling to receive. We’re unwilling when we don’t know what He’s able to give us according to HIS WORD. How can you ask or believe God for something if you don’t know what’s entitled to you? He can ONLY give us good. But some may think evil is good because they don’t know the truth of God’s Holy Word. 

“My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who find them And health to all their body.” Proverbs‬ ‭4:20-22‬

My heart’s desire is that people the world over will come to know the truth of God’s Word and get to know Jesus Christ personally. That way, lives will be transformed and we will see heaven on earth in our personal lives. I’m a living testimony of the transforming power of the Bible. No more blindness, struggle, lack, ignorance, worry or fear. I’m sustained, complete and satisfied. I’m daily walking with God enjoying life. I refuse to wait until I get to heaven to have everlasting life. That journey has already started the day I got born-again and filled with the Holy Spirit. Manifestation happened when I learned His Word and chose to do and believe what it said. 

#BibleJourney is more than a book. It’s a movement! #Jointhemovement: www.biblejourneymovement.com