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Americans celebrate Thanksgiving every November, but a spirit of true thanksgiving shouldn’t come around only once a year. The Bible says that every good thing comes from God, and that truth should cause all of his followers to be endlessly thankful. Moreover, that sense of gratitude should bring about an deeper experience with living in the power of the spirit.
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THANKSGIVING
A spiritual practice for all times of year
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“Everything God created is good, and
nothing is to be rejected if it is received
with thanksgiving, because it is
consecrated by the word of God and
prayer.”
-1 Timothy 4:4-5
The Bible says that
everything that God
created is good. That
means every plant
and animal and
human soul is a
precious thing.
GOD’S CREATION IS GOOD
RESPOND WITH THANKS
God created everything good, and we are meant to
enjoy all of those good things.
God expects nothing “in return” for his many good
gifts.
We must only respond with a spirit of thankfulness
and kindness to others.
THANKSGIVING
Each November,
Americans set aside one
day a year to be thankful
for everything we have.
While this is a
wonderful tradition, it
often inadvertently
reduces a practice that
should be part of every
day.
ALL YEAR ROUND
Just as God’s good gifts don’t come only once a
year, so too should our thankfulness extend beyond
the confines of one holiday.
In every aspect of our lives, we have the
opportunity to demonstrate gratitude.
The spirit of thanksgiving should have an impact
on how we treat others and our contentedness with
life.
OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every
situation, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
-Philippians
4:6
WITH THANKSGIVING
Paul says that even our prayers and petitions
should full of a spirit of thanksgiving.
It is this spirit of gratitude that pervades our lives
and helps us be more Christ-like to each other and
in our desires for the future.
It all starts from being thankful for all that God
has done for us.
TELL THEM THAT I LOVE THEM
Tell Them That I Love Them is a book by John DiBattista
about his amazing experience with God’s love.
Even after a miraculous personal encounter with Jesus,
John’s only response was an attitude of awe, humility, and
thankfulness for God’s work in his life.
His story is an account of what openness to God can mean
to a follower who understands that all good things flow
from Him.
