We're BLEST!!! (Blest is actually in the dictionary)

There's a song my mom used to sing at our home church in the 1980's that's been stuck in my head the last week. It's called "We're Blest!" I'm sitting in my living room, so blessed by the Lord, giving Him thanks for my loving husband, beautiful home, family, friends, etc. I am overwhelmed by His goodness today. Thanksgiving is an important thing to the Lord... Sometimes when I pray, I forget to "give thanks"; I just skip right over it to get to the prayer requests and "needs". But there are so many scriptures that talk about "thanksgiving". 3 quickly came to mind...

Psalm 100:4 "Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise..."
Psalm 95:2 "Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms."

But perhaps the thanksgiving scripture that has always affected me the most is right in the middle of Philippians 4: 4-8..... "4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things."

Isn't it interesting when we come to God with our needs and prayer requests, we should also be thankful? When we come to God, He wants us not to worry or be anxious, but with heartfelt prayer and thanksgiving we make our requests known to Him (let Him know what our problems are). And the Bible says He will give you "the peace of God which passes all understanding!" Who doesn't want that kind of peace??? Actually, that peace "guards your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." I don't know if you need it, but I sure do!

Just thought I would share some thoughts and the song my mom used to sing. The lyrics are below. Be BLEST!!! :)

Chorus:
We're blest, we're blest, we're blest, we are blest
We've got shelter, clothing, and strength and we are blest
We're blest, we're blest, we're blest we are blest
We don't deserve it but yet we are blest
Oh, we don't deserve it but yet we are blest

Verse:
I don't know if you've stopped to think about life
But here's what I've found to be true
We always find the time to complain and be upset
But we never stop to think how we've been blest
Oh, we have everything we need to enjoy our lives
And seldom have to do without
Still we find it so easy to complain and cry
Even though we've been blest and blest and blest

Chorus:
We're blest, we're blest, we're blest, we are blest
We've got shelter, clothing, and strength and we are blest
We're blest, we're blest, we're blest we are blest
We don't deserve it but yet we are blest
Oh, we don't deserve it but yet we are blest

Verse:
Did you read in the news about the plane that fell
And how all the loved ones were lost?
Or do you have a friend who is sick and can't get well
If so, we should share how we've been blessed
Now do you know a little child with no food to eat
And its mother and father both are gone?
Well, it comes to my mind, we better stop and think
Of how we've been blest and blest and blest!