“To you, Lord, I cried, to my God I made appeal.
The Lord listened and had pity. The Lord came to my help.
O Lord my God, I will thank you forever.”
(Psalm 30:8, 10,12)
Dear Friends –
There is no greater joy than to be able to shout out: THANK YOU GOD! The moment those spontaneous words jump forth from your mouth your whole being is abuzz with uncontrollable excitement for something so great has just happened, it can be none other than the work of God’s hands… especially for your benefit. Such results that can 
elicit that ecstatic outburst may have begun from dire circumstances where the only solution possible was from Divine Providence… and thus you cried out to Almighty God, who heard and helped… so of course, your immediate response can be nothing short of a shout-out to the heavens above! Prayer answered always earns immediate gratitude when it becomes obvious no human effort brought about the results you wanted except by the direction and provocation of Almighty God who granted your heart’s desire!
When people appealed to Christ for a miraculous cure and they were healed on the spot by His Divine Power, Jesus would often conclude the event with, “Your faith has saved you.” From 
that we can gather that the importance of sincere belief registers with The Blessed Trinity to guarantee Their intervention, and without belief and trust in God, shallow prayers are unheard. The secular world is so dense to the concept that God hears and acts… in their ignorance they prefer a God who would just zap out all the wrongs and hurts of the world instead of permitting their existence unchecked; their irrational logic proclaims that if He is a God of Love as Christians claim, He should freely provide a good life … and since He doesn’t, He must not exist! Such stupidity, that has never taken time to learn the truth of Him, surmises by arrogance an erroneous god to cover their sloth. Debate, teach, and pray for the lazy-minded anytime you can, they will never make it on their own.
Christians pray for small to large material and spiritual needs of their family, and worldly problems only He can rectify, because they know God wants 
to be asked for His help. He doesn’t impose Himself where not wanted, besides, He does want, and does deserve the respect, and acknowledgment of His Supreme Being. We acknowledge and love parents for giving us birth, why not God who birthed all of creation? Present-day secularists are quick to hide behind science as the answer to creation, choosing evolution over God never realizing science and God are not in opposition! Scientists understand His methods without giving Divine Intelligence any credit for designing such perfection… they would rather believe everything just fell into place and evolved, effect without an original cause… that is most illogical and very unscientific!
God also gave us free will, which when rightly educated to His existence should make the choice to be His child with Baptism. If that positive choice is not made, that soul then is a product of worldly
influence and invaded by the Devil, thus, self becomes the prime reason for existence, with no thanks to God ever offered for life. At the Thanksgiving Day table when the family members describe their individual blessings, Christians include the spiritual gifts from God that make life worthwhile to them now and hereafter, while non-Christians can only elucidate their own material accomplishments without any thought to their efforts being able to earn eternal peace. A devout Christian knows when God is assisting their efforts, and by experiencing one successful event after another, a bond with God is established that can hardly be intimidated as evidenced by the multitude of martyrs, and every-day saints that can never deny Him because they have experienced Him… they know Him… and they are grateful to Him. If your faith has not reached that unshakeable trust in God just yet, appeal to Him in prayer… He will listen and help… once helped, you will Thank God forever and ever!
