1Thessalonians 5:18 KJV
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you”.
There are things we can thank God for, but there are things you will not be able to thank God for. You can’t thank God for failing in business, and you may not be able to thank God for your loved one who died, nor for your academic failure. This is because God is not the author of bad things. Remember that all good and perfect gifts come from above. Yet God has said we should give thanks nevertheless. So, how do we go about that?
The truth is that there is a difference between thanking God for all things and thanking Him in all things. In your failure, still offer thanks to God. In your troubles you must never deny Him of thanksgiving. If you can’t thank Him for what you may be going through, still thank Him while you are in it. While going through your pains and trials, while your financial situation persists, and while the landlord is threatening to eject you, never lose your thanksgiving. If you cannot thank God for your situation, then in your situation thank Him for who He is and what He has done in the past for you and for others.
The reason is simple; thanksgiving is the only way to get God involved in your pain or battle. Thanksgiving is attractive to God, because it is a very powerful way to demonstrate faith in God - and God honours faith because faith honours Him. When you thank Him in your situation you are actually saying “I know whom I have believed; He does not fail”. You are also saying “I don’t need to feel fine to know that He will come through for me”. Thanksgiving is a way of praising God in advance for what He is going to do, and God is really glorified when we do this. So, the next time you are in a bad situation, or when you are so happy and you do not know what to do, just throw your hands in the air and thank Him profusely.
Action Points/Prayer
-Repent of all kinds of murmuring of the past.
-Begin to thank God as though all your prayers have been answered today in Jesus Name.
-Vow never to complain nor seek human sympathy anymore in Jesus Name.
Nugget
Thanksgiving is a way of praising God in advance for what He is going to do, and God is really glorified when we do this.
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