A Lifestyle of Thanksgiving
November 26, 2024
I.A Lifestyle of Thanksgiving
A. A Lifestyle of Thanksgiving
1. (1 Thess. 5:18 NLT)
a. (Ps. 34:1) Thanksgiving comes around once a year but God wants us to live daily with an attitude of gratitude towards God for all the blessings He’s placed in our lives.
~It’s actually an insult to God if we are ungrateful.
b. (Rom. 1:21 NIV)
2. (Jas. 1:17) Every good thing in our lives comes from God.
a. With our children we teach them to say thank you and please because we want them to have a grateful attitude. But oftentimes they seem ungrateful because we are so constant with our love and provision that they take it for granted.
~God delivered the children of Israel out of bondage but they died in the wilderness. God was not pleased with them because they murmured and complained about where they were, but forgot where they used to be as slaves.
3. A lifestyle of thanksgiving is good for us!
5 Benefits of a Lifestyle of Gratitude
#1Gratitude glorifies God (2 Cor. 4:15 NIV)
#2Gratitude puts us in God’s will. (1 Thess. 5:18)
#3 Gratitude brings us God’s peace. (Phil. 4:6-7 NIV)
#4 Gratitude draws us to God. (Ps. 100:4)
#5 Gratitude draws God to us. (John 4:23)
