How are you doing with gratitude? Are you growing in this area as a more grateful person to God and recognizing His work in others and expressing it to them?

 “Give thanks to the LORD for He is GOOD, for His loving-kindess is everlasting” -{Psalm 107:1}…“I Thank my God upon every remembrance of you for your partnership in the Gospel “-{Phil 1:3-5}…“We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father”-{1 Thess 1:2-3}

  1. NOTE- In the above three verses thanks is offered to GOD First as He is the source of anything worthy of thanks in anyone’s life, as He is the Source of new life.
  2. – NOTE- The writers SPECIFICALLY Give thanks for what they KNOW or SEE…. RE READ THE PASSAGES and underline SPECIFICALLY Reasons to thank the LORD for in Him and …
  3. – COMMUNICATE- THANKS TO HIM for what you know of Him and communicate to someone SPECIFICALLY of WHY their LIFE Causes you to give thanks to God for what you see from their life!  WHO CAN YOU SPECIFICALLY COMMUNICATE  WITH TODAYthe attitude of gratitude for His work in and through them?

Note some other aspects related to Thanksgiving.

When we pray, we are to incorporate it into our prayers as it keeps us spiritually alert. “Devote yourselves to prayer, stay alert, through THANKSGIVING“-{Col 4:2}…Thanksgiving glorifies God {Rom 4:19-21} and we are to be GROWING IN GRATITUDE to God the Father for six aspects of His saving us as revealed in Col 1;12-14. When is the last time you have thanked God for saving you?

Thanksgiving is an attitude of gratitude that is growing and displayed more and more with actions of gratitude in recognizing Him and others and expressing gratitude. It is also a sign of spiritual maturity! Grateful people are Godly people, growing in gratitude! They appreciate Him, His Work and the work He is doing in others and show it and say it! Gratitude is a choice

How are you doing with gratitude? Are you growing in this area as a more grateful person to God and recognizing His work in others and expressing it to them?

GRATITUDE IS ALWAYS APPROPRIATE!