In everything give thanks – this is the will of God.
Don’t be anxious, but in every situation with prayer and thanksgiving…
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good
I magnify God with my thanksgiving
O give thanks to the Lord for He is good
Give thanks for all things
And I could go on and on and on for pages. Thanksgiving is part and parcel of being a child of God. We are even told in one place to offer up a sacrifice of thanksgiving.
It's not always an easy thing to do. It’s hard to give thanks when a loved one dies or you are told a family member (yet another one) has cancer or you’ve lost your job or you are told that you can’t go to church.
A lot of times we can say thanks, but we only say it because we are told we are supposed to give thanks, not because we are truly thankful.
What we need are hearts of thankfulness. That only comes when I trust that God knows best and that He is in control. It means that I am truly thankful because no matter what I see I trust God to do His work and God doing His work and when He does this and He is glorified that is a cause for thanksgiving.
Be thankful is not only words – if it only words it is hypocrisy. We must seek to have thankful hearts and we only do that as we rest in him and be grateful that He is in control, that all things work together for good for those who put their trust in Him, and that He is glorified even in the hard times.
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