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happy Thanksgiving

 


Not all people around the world celebrate Thanksgiving as a holiday but everyone should be giving thanks.  We ought to be thankful and we should be thanking God often.


Whether you celebrate the holiday or not, choosing to be thankful and to be actively giving thanks things will happen around you that you might not be able to explain.  It is like the results that come from following God.  There is a return on your investment when your life and focus and heart are set on God.


What might the results be for choosing to be thankful?  They are many.  here are a few.


Psalm 50:23  NLT

But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God.”


Giving thanks is a sacrifice that honors God.  Honoring God leads to great rewards in our lives.


2 Corinthians 9:12  NLT

So two good things will result from this ministry of giving—the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanks to God.


The results of giving thanks is seen in serving others and your thankfulness leading others to be thankful.


Colossians 3:17  NLT

And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.


Giving thanks is what representatives of Jesus do.  People will know who you represent. 


Psalm 75:1  NLT

We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds.


God is near.  Thank Him.  Stay close.  Listen to others sharing what God has done.


1 Timothy 2:1  NLT

I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them.


Prayer is part of giving thanks.  Prayer leads us there.  Thanks leads us to even more prayer.


I will stop there.  I wish you a happy Thanksgiving and pray that each of us see the results our choosing to actively be giving thanks!

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