Hello, girls! I am excited to participate in this wonderful
blog-ministry that Mrs. Kim has put together for you – for us! We all need accountability – and today, I
wanted us to be accountable in the area of thankfulness.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 – “In every
thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning
you.” Being thankful is called being
content – not wishing for more things, better clothes, prettier hair :)
…contentment is thanking God for what He has already given us. The Bible says “…be content with such things
as ye have…” Hebrews 13:5. The Bible
also says “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye
are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”
Thanking God for what we have
puts a smile on our face. Thankful
people are joyful people! If we are
viewing life with a grateful heart, we’re not constantly complaining and
grumbling about the irritations of life on this earth. And you know what? Thankfulness is contagious – when we are
thankful, we cause those around us to be thankful, too. A thankful person just seems to put to
silence a grumpy soul!
Besides thanking God, we should
also remember to thank other people for what they do. Unfortunately, we live in a very ungrateful
society where people expect things to be done for them and given to them. Let us not fall into this same rut; let us be
ladies of thankfulness, ever-aware of God’s blessings through those around us! Decide on purpose to thank the waitress at
the restaurant for her service; your Sunday school teacher for his or her
lesson; your parents for providing you with what you need; your sister for
helping you with the dishes…I think we get the idea! :)
So – what do you have to thank
God for today? Secondly, who in your
life can you thank for something they did today?
Scripture Reading for the Day:
Proverbs 16
John 17
This is very true. So many times we often take for granted the things given to us in life. I need to ask God to help me be more thankful.
ReplyDeleteI am a pretty thankful person, but there are some things I tend to take for granted. I pray that God will up help me to become more thankful.
ReplyDeleteI have been extremely blessed in my life. My family is healthy, I have food on the table, a house, and a plethora of other luxuries. I know I thank people who do things for me immediately (thanking a waitress, parents, etc), but I need to thank God way more often for everything he has given me because he has been so good!
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