Title:Give Thanks Always
Scripture: “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” – I Thessalonians 5:18
Thanksgiving should not be limited to a certain day, but be a part of our lives all times, in all circumstances. We can be thankful in spite of the challenges that surrounds us. Giving thanks always is choice we have consistently make. Attitude of gratitude shows we have not forgotten all that the Lord has done for us.
[pullquote]Choices become actions – actions become habits – habits become character, and character becomes your destiny![/pullquote]Have you lost your reason to be grateful? We thank God because the sovereign God of the heaven and earth is not some sort of a tyrant with a bad sense of humor. He’s a loving Father that takes good care of us. The Psalmist says He watches over us; He protects us; He spares us, He redeems us, and He loves us. He gives us good gifts, and He establishes justice, and He shows mercy. The Bible has a whole catalog of things for which we ought to be grateful
But you’re saying, “How in the world can I do that? You don’t understand my circumstances.” You’re right, my friends, I don’t understand your circumstances. I don’t have the slightest clue of the circumstances in which God has called you to give thanks.I have a little tiny sliver of an inkling, but I have no idea how great a challenge it is to you to give thanks. You don’t have any idea how great a challenge it is to me to give thanks sometimes. It is only possible to express thanks to God in everything if you have a faith relationship with Jesus Christ–if you are in Christ. It is only in and through Jesus Christ that we are able to give thanks in every circumstance. When you are connected to the One who is the spiritual source of the capacity to be thankful in every circumstance, then you’ll be able to give thanks in everything.
“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.” Psalms 100:4
- It takes you to the next level
- It keeps your prayers focused
- It jump starts faith
GLADNESS : “Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.” – Psalms 100:2
DEPENDENCE: “Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.” – Psalms 100:3
Thanksgiving is what flows out of a thankful HEART.
Prayer Points
- Father give me reason to always rejoice in Jesus name
- Father out of a heart grateful heart I say thank you
- Father thank you for all benefits i have recieved thus far this day in Jesus name
