THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING
“Gratitude changes who we are inside and enables the Lord to shine His love through us as we touch the lives of those around us.”
Living a life of gratitude is a choice. Life doesn’t have to be perfect in order for us to give thanks—we can choose to be grateful, regardless of our circumstances.
As a family of Believers, the presence of Jesus in our hearts should cause us to interact with one another with peace and thankfulness:
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God (Colossians 3:15-16).
Make A Choice To Give Thanks For LIFE!!!
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever" (1 Chronicles 16:34). The Scriptures tell us to "give thanks in all circumstances," but some days that's hard to do! But we know that the Spirit of Thanksgiving releases the power of God into our lives and circumstances because the "Joy of the Lord" (Nehemiah 8:10) is the inner strength to enable us to stay cool in His will as we trust His goodness and love to work all things out for His glory (Romans 8:28). Therefore, we can make a choice to give thanks always!
A Heart ❤️ of GRATITUDE Leaves No Room for COMPLAINING.
A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:18). But a complaining soul complains even in The Promised Land (1 Corinthians 10:10-11) "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (1 Thessalonians 5:18). "And do not grumble, as some of them did--and were killed by the destroying angel. These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come" (1 Corinthians 10:10-11)
CONSIDER IT PURE JOY - The Divine Gift That Sings In Our Heart ❤️ Even When Things Go Wrong
- R.T. Kendall -
PURE JOY is an inward thing! While a smile is a great witness, it frequently camouflages what is really going on inside. God cares, and He wants us to experience "The JOY of The Lord - Our Strength" especially in time of trials and tribulations. \0/\0/\0/ "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,fn whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything" (James 1:2-4).
If You Lack Joy, Your Christianity Must Be Leaking Somewhere
- Billy Sunday -
"The joy of the Lord is my strength" (Nehemiah 8:10) "Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full" (John 16:24) - Jesus
