"in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." I Thessalonians 5:18
As we are approaching the Thanksgiving season and with the uncertainty of the economy Paul reminds us in I Thessalonians to give thanks in everything. We are to give thanks when...
our child yells at us;
our spouse doesn't meet one of our needs;
an unexpected bill arrives;
our car breaks down ...
I know you are probably thinking how can I possibly give thanks in those circumstances? But we are. Paul tells us in Philippians 4:6 to "be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made know to God." So this Thanksgiving, we should do the following:
thank God for the child He has blessed us with even when she yells at us and ask for wisdom and guidance for in raising her;
thank God for the spouse He has blessed us with and ask Him to help us to develop "agape" love for our spouse;
ask God to provide a way to pay for that bill and thank Him that He is Jehovah Jireh;
thank God for blessing us with a car and ask Him to provide a way to fix the car.
2 comments:
I've come across some readings in my concordance about a "sacrifice of Thanksgiving." The ability to pause, be thanful and truly be satisfied with our blessing is not always easy. And here you have done just that. Thanks for your sacrifice of Thanksgiving.
You're welcome. I hope you and your family had a lovely Thanksgiving!
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