I Thessalonians 5:18
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
As parents we want our children to be grateful. We enjoy giving them things that they want and even surprising them from time to time with things that we know will make them happy. It zaps all the joy out of giving them gifts and special surprises when they receive these special tokens of our love and fail to say thank you. Well, we are God's children and according to our scripture for today His will is for us to be thankful people. We must not accept all of God's great gifts and fail to give thanks. You may say, I do give thanks for God's blessings. Allow me to push you a little further. We must give thanks even in our trials and storms of life. Now the scripture don't say that we have to be thankful FOR the trial or storm but we must be thankful IN the trial and storm. It says IN everything give thanks. That means in the midst of the trial, storm, disappointments, etc. it should still be our good pleasure to give God praise and thanksgiving. How can I do that? Well friend, it is easy to do when you know that all things work together for good. Romans 8:28.
I encourage you to try counting your blessing and focusing on how great your God is instead of how big your problem is. God is bigger than any problem, situation or circumstance. Give God thanks right in the middle of your situation and watch how much better you will feel. A thankful heart brings about a grateful attitude. A grateful attitude brings about a positive demeanor. A positive demeanor elevates you above negative situations.
Have you taken the time to thank God today? If not, what are you waiting for? There is no time like the present.
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