Are you characterized by Thankfulness? We just had Thanksgiving and I trust that all of you found something to be thankful for. But I am not talking about being thankful on Thanksgiving. How about today, on the Lord’s Day? Are you thankful for Jesus? How about yesterday morning? Were you thankful for your children? Your spouse? Your dry home on a rainy day?
Or, is your tendency to find the bad in everything and offer up a prayer of complain to the Lord? I am not talking about being a happy, clappy Christian who is not realistic about the difficulties of the world. The Lord knows we have seen our share of difficulty this year. But what do you do with all of that trouble?
The Lord would have us thank Him for being there. He would have us circle up with the saints and thank Him for the body of Christ. He would have us notice many little blessings in the midst of our stormy days and offer prayers of Thanksgiving.
So, if you are that person who almost always finds it hard to be thankful, I exhort you to confess your ingratitude as sin and then start practicing. Count your many blessings, name them one by one. Count your many blessings, see what God has done.
And if you are thankful, even in the midst of trouble, then offer thanks to God for granting you His Holy Spirit to walk in Him, abounding in Thanksgiving.
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