I
saw someone post on Facebook that today was November 1st
so it starts the “Thankful Month”. During the month of November a
lot of people try to share something they are thankful for every day.
I have been reading things lately that have encouraged me to be
conscious of things that God has given me and give thanks for them.
According to Biblegateway.com there are 52 places where the phrase
“give thanks” is used (NKJV). The first reference listed is I
Thessalonians 5:18.....IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS...
It
doesn't say to give thanks when we want to or only when things are
going good for us. It says to give thanks IN EVERYTHING. In every
situation we should give thanks. Just as when we say wedding vows we
say “in good times and bad, in sickness and in health, for richer
or for poorer...” we should give thanks in good times and bad,
whether we're sick or healthy, and whether we're rich or poor.
The
verse doesn't stop there either. It doesn't just tell us what we are
supposed to do. It also tells us why we are to do it...FOR THIS IS
THE WILL OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS FOR YOU. We are not to give thanks
just because it's something someone says we should do or because
Thanksgiving is coming up...we are to give thanks because it is a
command. We are commanded to give thanks in everything we are doing
and in any situation we are in.
Now,
I know this is easier said than done. You are talking to the pro of
only giving thanks when it is convenient or when things are going
good. Why should I give thanks when the kids are disobeying, being
crabby or are sick? Why should I give thanks when my husband isn't
helping me in the way I think he should or isn't home when I think he
should be? Why should I give thanks when I don't feel like it, when
I'm having a bad day, or I don't feel good? Why? Because God said I
need to!
Some
of you may be sick right now or have a loved one going through a
sickness and you are wondering when it is going to get better. Some
of you may be in the “poorer” state right now and you may be
wondering where the money is going to come from to pay the bills this
month. Some you may be just be having some bad days and you're
wondering how to make them better. GIVE THANKS! Give thanks to God
for the things you have, for the time you have been on this earth,
for the housing and clothes and food you have. No matter how hard
things seem I think we can all find at least one thing to be thankful
for each day. And not just during November, the “Thankful Month”,
but all year long.
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