Thankfulness
Yes, it's been a long, long time since I posted!!! Life is going well, God is doing some neat things, and I'm blessed
I'd like to share some thoughts on thankfulness as we approach the American holiday of Thanksgiving:
Giving thanks should be a way of life for Christians, and the season of Thanksgiving should be present in our hearts year-round.
Be thankful in all circumstances. This is what God wants from you in your life in union with Christ Jesus.
~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ~Being thankful for hard times isn't easy, and it seems silly to be thankful something bad is happening to you, but the greatest wisdom and strength can be found in being thankful God is WITH you during those hard times, and He WILL carry you through...He has promised to never leave you or forsake you, and He never breaks His promises!
While doing a Google search, I found a really neat website:
LearningLove.com.
And on that site I found an
article that ties in with my thoughts.
From that article:
While we're giving thanks, let's look at a few aspects of gratitude. Being thankful isn't a once-a-year holiday occasion. It is an attitude of thanks giving that will enhance every aspect of our lives.
The themes of gratitude, thanks, humility and meekness are repeated throughout scriptures. They are closely tied characteristics cultivated through a lifetime of caring. The more sincerely we live by the Savior's teachings, the more spontaneous and genuine will be all of our giving, including our thanks giving.
The scriptures teach, "In everything give thanks." Sometimes, when we feel expected to show gratitude, if our heart really isn't in it, our counting of blessings might be a shallow exercise.
Our lives and relationships will be blessed if we can instill gratitude into our character. Our thankfulness needs to sink to a deeper, more personal level. That's what happens when we recognize the grace of Christ and our indebtedness for His atonement.
This is what I want!!! To have gratitude and thankfulness so instilled into my character that it becomes second nature and is an unconscious flow from my heart to His!
