GRATITUDE
As we all prepare to observe the Thanksgiving holiday today’s blog serves as a reminder to take time out to reflect on all that you’re grateful for. With everything going on around us in this broken and fallen world, we all still have much to be grateful for! With everyone busy getting excited for the Christmas holiday, Thanksgiving tends to get looked over and rarely is it given its appropriate airtime. This comes as no shock as the enemy distracts the world from taking time to be thankful and glamorizes selfishness, greed, and entitlement as the norm. Let’s now look at the Biblical perspective we should have not just on Thanksgiving, but always.
1 Thessalonians 5:18: “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you
Psalm 100:4: "Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name."
Philippians 4:6-7: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Colossians 4:2: "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful."
All throughout Gods word there’s emphasis on being thankful! When we take our eyes off of what we don’t have and focus our hearts on gratitude we start to see our circumstances change! I believe we are told to practice thankfulness and gratitude because much of our breakthrough lies on the other side of it. If we’d just quiet our hearts and minds and reflect on all God has done for us we’d quickly see just how blessed we really are!
I want to encourage you all to take time this Thanksgiving weekend to steady your heart before the father. Repent of all pride and ungratefulness and ask him to replace it will things that are pure and righteous. I also pray you to look for ways to be of service to others in your community by volunteering or donating needed items for those going through hard times this holiday season. May we always strive to be the hands and feet of Jesus! Be blessed and I pray you have a beautiful Thanksgiving full of fun, love, laughter, and most importantly gratitude!
Reflection
- Aside from material things, ponder on what you have to be grateful for!
- Ask yourself do you tend to run to God only with your list of wants or do you take time to genuinely thank him for all he’s blessed you with?
Written By: Amber Alycee
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