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Thanksgiving

    It's a well known fact that humanity tends to take things for granted. Sometimes we get in this bad habit and forget how much we are blessed! Our families, homes, jobs, friends, etc. are just things of everyday life, yet many people do not have even that much. Regardless of how many people do share in the same blessings, we should always recognize that we have what we do because Jesus gave it to us.

    The Bible says repeatedly to keep a thankful heart. Without it, I believe that we start to think that we don't need Jesus. Whether we realize it or not, we can start to rely on ourselves and our plans instead of His and before you know it you've become your own god. We are to stay in a constant state of thankfulness and recognition of our need for Jesus. Without Him, what are we? If we are governing our own life it can go nowhere good.

    Remember today the One who gives and takes away. Thank Him for the things He has blessed you with instead of complaining about the things that aren't going according to your plans for yourself. Trust that He gives us all we need and longs for us to live in abundance, if only we don't lose sight of our love for Him.

Ephesians 5:20 Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (ESV)

1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (ESV)

Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (ESV)

Psalm 100:4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! (ESV)

Psalm 100:1-5 A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. (ESV)

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