Everything in life requires time. You need time to murmur and complain, but when you decide to use all your time to bless the Lord, you would have no time left for murmuring and complaining. Blessing the Lord at all times is the key to continuous blessings because when you keep blessing Him, He also will keep blessing you.

"...And His praise shall continually be in my mouth." This is the Old Testament version of 1 Thessalonians 5:18 which says, "In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."  So, every circumstance should meet you in thanksgiving and leaves you in thanksgiving. Genuine thanksgiving must involve your entire being and your whole life -- your utterances, thoughts, attitude, actions, everything!  There is no time to murmur.

Thanksgiving is an attitude that must be cultivated and expressed habitually. It is not what you do when things are working, it is a state you assume, come sun, and come rain. Thanksgiving should not be conditional or occasional; it should be constant and perpetual.

On a personal note, I want to thank God for all He's blessed me with.  I celebrated my 46th birthday yesterday and I want to thank my family and friends for the outpouring of love toward me.  I am thankful for all of you who allow me the privilege to serve you.  I am a blessed woman and for that I am thankful.