What a tough, tough morning due to the muscle disease. Painful, difficulty breathing, the disease giving me a good kicking this morning, “But God…” in the midst reminded me about Giving Thanks. Looking to Him for what to be thankful for. and as I lay in bed I was reminded of WHY Give thanks To God… below are FOUR truths I hope will encourage YOU in CHOOSING to Give God thanks, in difficulty times. It is easy to Thank Him, when all is “well,” money in the bank, health good, family are fine , in other words “circumstances” are dictating to us how we feel, the mood we are in,therefore choosing to give or with-hold thanksgiving to God…
It is often in the furnace of affliction that it is “hard.” Hard to “see” what to be thankful for. But this is where faith kicks in. Faith chooses to walk by faith in a Person and not by sight or feeling. Faith, leaning in on, relying totally upon Him, and what His Word reveals about Him and who we are “In Christ.” And also WHY Choosing to be thankful is not a vain exercise but has eternal consequences.
Your circumstances may not change. But there are FOUR truths to KNOW “WHY” you should give God thanks and what it means…as you CHOOSE to EXERCISE and PRACTICE THANKSGIVING!
When you Give God Thanks, you are…
1.- DOING God’s Will.
in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” – {1 Thess 5:18}
2.- GLORIFYING God
“Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice, and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.”- {Luke 17:15-16}
3.- PRIMER To STAYING AWAKE SPIRITUALLY
“Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;”- {Col 4:2}
4. – EVIDENCE OF YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH.
” … so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, …joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.” -{Col 1:9-14}. There are 4 participles of what is evidenced when we walk worthy/ pleasing to the LORD and it speaks of GROWTH…. Growth in Gratitude to the Father SPECIFICALLY or Salvation! You are growing more and more aware of the thanks you owe to God for your Salvation. Think about it. How often does He hear you or me say “Thank You Father for SAVING ME!”
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT WHY YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL…
When you GIVE God thanks, you are DOING His will, GLORIFYING Him, Priming and staying Spiritually ALERT in Prayer, and Growing spiritually as you specifically thank Him for salvation.
Here are 4 reasons WHY to be full of thanks to God. The amazing thing, No one outside of ourselves can stop us from choosing to give God thanks!
KNOW WHO to give thanks to and know WHY
PRACTICE… CHOOSE… TO BE THANKFUL…