Here are eighteen little truths you need to remember about the God we serve. 1.) God knows you! 2.) God Chose you! 3.) God loves you! 4.) God restores you! 5.) God sustains you! 6.) God helps you! 7.)God rescues you! 8.) God shields you! 9.) God heals you! 10.) God provides for you! 11.) God reconciled you! 12.) God delivered you! 13.) God forgave you! 14.) God sealed you! 15.) God redeemed you! 16.) God predestined you! 17.) God justified you! 18.) God in Christ died for you, rose for you, and have prepared a place for you! This is a short list compared to the vastness of God’s love for us in Christ Jesus! When you really sit back and reflect on how good God is and how good He has been to us, our hearts should be overflowing with immense joy! There is a scripture to support each of these truths, but I am not going to list each of them; you can look them up for yourself! My point in this message is to remind you and myself that a spirit of gratitude will positively impact our attitudes despite our circumstances! If the joy Jesus promises are real and we believe Him, there’s no circumstance that can truly steal our joy!! So today, remember these truths and “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).