Radical Thankfulness

Whenever we feel irrational anger towards someone this is usually pointing to the fact that Satan is lying to us. In order to counter this lie we must discover the truth in what is being done. In order to do that, we have to ask ourselves, “What lie is Satan telling me right now?” Once we are able to identify the lie, we can take steps towards correcting it and finding Truth. As we all have heard from John 8:32, “You shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free.” This is a very important verse because until we realize Satan's grip on us, we can never be free. We are constantly bound to his incessant lies.

Another step to this procedure is to not only realize the lie and the consequent Truth, but to discover something you are thankful about in that person. The natural response to real understanding of Truth is thankfulness. Effectively, what we are doing here is, converting irrational anger towards someone into radical thankfulness. The reason I use the word radical, is because there is an overwhelming sensation we feel when we can dispel the lies that Satan is trying to feed us, and instead embrace Truth.

This method, while affecting your current attitude, also provides great emotional healing. When we start to realize Satan's lies for what they are, it allows us to identify the lies we have believed from him in the past. We may still even cling to some of them. Once we have identified the lies of our past that we had accepted as Truth, we can purge them from our minds and lead a more spiritually healthy life.

While I have only recently put this method into everyday use, the benefits I have seen thus far are staggering. Not only do I feel better emotionally and spiritually than I otherwise would have, other people around me see the difference. This effect is what makes it all worth while. They see the change and ask what is different. This gives me an opportunity to explain to them my method of Radical Thankfulness and thus the cycle continues and Truth prevails.