The Word of Today: Thanksgiving Can Change Your Life: “ Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His love endures forever.” (Psalm 118:1) WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? We have to remember that EVERYTHING WE HAVE IS FROM GOD. God is going to do great thing in your life, but we have to learn to be thankful for what we have. The secret of a happy life is not to get what you want but to live with what you’ve got. Most of us spend our lives concentrating on what we don’t have instead of thanking God for what we do have. The art of being thankful will bring blessings in your life. For one, being a grateful person can INCREASE YOUR PERSONAL HAPPINESS. Being a grateful person will also ENHANCE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS. Being a grateful person CAN BRING BLESSINGS FROM GOD. We have to remember that EVERYTHING WE HAVE IS FROM GOD. Acknowledge that everything we have is God’s and not ours. Psalm 24:1 says, “The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it.” When we do this, it reminds us that it is a privilege that God has loaned us everything we have. 1 Corinthians 4:7 says, “What do you have that you did not receive from God? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?”The story is told of a poor man who was given a loaf of bread. He thanked the baker, but the baker said, “Don’t thank me. Thank the miller who made the flour.” So he thanked the miller, but the miller said, “Don’t thank me. Thank the farmer who planted the wheat.” So he thanked the farmer. But the farmer said, “Don’t thank me. Thank the Lord. He gave the sunshine & rain & fertility to the soil, & that’s why you have bread to eat.” Everything we own, we ultimately received from God and we owe him thanks. James 1:17, “Every good and perfect gift is from above coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like the shifting sand.” Secondly, if we want to be thankful we need to AVOID COMPLAINING. WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? I am Thankful for the taxes I pay because it means I’m employed. I am Thankful the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat. I than k God for Angels who watches me work and watches over me. I thank God for all He did not allow the devil to do to me. I am Thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home. I am Thankful the spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking. I am Thankful for my huge heating bill because it means I am warm. I am Thankful all the complaining I hear about our government because it means we have freedom of speech. I thank God for the piles of laundry and ironing because it means my loved ones are nearby. I am Thankful for the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means that I’m alive. I am Thankful for weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been productive. I am thankful for the telephone and for facebook because my friends and family can communicate with me. I am thankful for my friends and family. I am thankful for my enemies because they keep me humble and on my knees. WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? Which do you tend to talk about more – your blessings, or your disappointments? Are you a complainer, always grumbling, always finding fault with your circumstances? Are you content with what you have, or always dissatisfied and wanting more? Do you find it easier to count your blessings, or is it easier to count your afflictions? Do you express thanks to others when they help you, or do you just take it as your due? Would others say that you are a thankful person?.” “First, I thank my God for all of you.” (Romans 1:8) To the church in Corinth. “I always thank God for you (1 Corinthians 1:4).To the church in Ephesus, “I have not stopped giving thanks for you; remembering you in my prayers.” (Ephesians 1:16). To the church in Philippi, “I thank my God every time I remember you.” (Philippians 1:3). To the church in Colossi, “I always thank God when I pray for you.” (Colossians 1:3). I THANK GOD FOR YOUR MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. If you are reading this message, then I thank God for you. I thank God for the priviledge of being able to bring you this word of today. GOD HAS GREAT THINGS IN STORE FOR YOU. WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? Receive this message, respond by saying I am thankful for _________________________________________________________.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:50:42 +0000
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