Giving Thanks

Read an article about thankfulness by Andree Seu in the recent World Magazine and it reminded me of this verse....

Romans 1:21

Because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened."

This verse is obviously bad news...but I want to concentrate on the Good News converse:

"Knowing God, we glorify him as God, and give thanks; in our reasonings, and our sensible hearts, are enlightened. " It has to be present tense.

As difficult as it is to give God thanks for hardship and adversity, it seems even more a challenge in a way to give Him thanks for His blessings. Pride wants to accept the good that comes our way as our due. With negative events, we want to return to sender. Our degree of thankfulness has a directly proportional and positive relationship to how we think and what we feel...the two great attributes, often at odds with one another like squabbling siblings. Thankfulness establishes harmony in the head and heart.

Good rule of thumb is to give God thanks for everything.





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