A Heart for Thanksgiving
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November 24, 2022 at 5:03 amThanksgiving brings to mind turkey, homemade stuffing, family and friends a wonderful day to enjoy loved ones and relax. Of course, God wants us to enjoy this day of Thanksgiving with family and friends, however, for us who are in Christ, Thanksgiving should be more than a day, it should be a way of life.
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November 24, 2022 at 5:05 amA heart of thanksgiving is the will of God for the Believer. In the Amplified Bible, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 declares, “In every situation no matter what the circumstance’s be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.”
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November 24, 2022 at 5:07 amFrom Scripture we see that God’s will for us is to continually have a thankful heart. While we may find ourselves in situations where it is difficult to find something to be thankful for, we must remember, the Word of God doesn’t say be thankful for everything but in everything. This is not saying thank God for the loss of a loved one or disease or a financial collapse… but it is saying, while you are walking through those challenging times, remember to be thankful that He is with you, and He will strengthen you and He will bring you through.
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November 24, 2022 at 5:08 amWe can always find something to be thankful for in every situation, we may have to search for it, but it is there. If nothing else can be found we can always be thankful that God loves us so much, He wanted us with Him so greatly, that He sent His Son, Jesus, to redeem us back to Himself.
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November 24, 2022 at 5:08 amAs with all of God’s principles, there are benefits, great benefits, for the one who chooses to have a heart of thanksgiving. One of my favorites is found in Philippians 4:5-7.
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November 24, 2022 at 5:10 am“Let your gentle spirit, your graciousness, unselfishness, mercy, tolerance, and patience, be known to all people. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything, every circumstance and situation by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, Continue to make your specific requests known to God. And the peace of God, that peace which reassures the heart, that peace, which transcends all understanding, that peace which stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus is yours.”
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November 24, 2022 at 5:12 amIt is this heart, one of thanksgiving, that I have learned to cultivate. The word cultivate means to improve by labor and to refine. Which tells us, thanksgiving doesn’t always happen naturally or easily, sometimes we must work at it. We must practice being thankful. When we choose to cultivate thanksgiving in our heart and in our life, we have a promise. The Word of God promises us that the peace of God, that peace that reassures the heart, that peace which transcends all understanding, will stand guard over our hearts and minds.
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November 24, 2022 at 5:14 amThankfulness Through the Challenges In times of struggle or challenge, as we have seen in our nation this year, I have found if I will stop being concerned and begin to give thanks, my attitude changes and my mind and heart becomes peace filled. Renewed faith arises. Isaiah 26:3 says that God will keep us in perfect peace… when our mind is stayed upon Him. When we take our mind off the situation and place it back on Him, being thankful for who He is in our life, peace comes.
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November 24, 2022 at 5:15 amThe true test of thankfulness is measured as we continue to give thanks from the deepest part of our heart in spite of the wounds and struggles of yesterday’s battles. Regardless of what is going on around us or in our nation. We are not a people of weak faith. Mark 11:22 tells us to have faith in God; this Scripture is also translated as follows, “Have the faith of God or have the God kind of faith.” Our faith is not only strong when things are going well. As sons and daughters of the Most High God we have a resilient and continual God-kind-of-faith in a faithful, loving and living God.
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November 24, 2022 at 5:16 amHebrews 13:15 in the Amplified Bible says, “Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.”
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November 24, 2022 at 5:18 amWe are to constantly offer thanksgiving and praise to God. In this Scripture it is called “a sacrifice of praise.” Why? Because there are times that it is not easy to do, there are times that it is indeed a sacrifice, yet the Word of God is plain. Easy or not, a thankful heart is God’s will for us. God knows that it is a thankful heart and mind stayed on Him that will bring us out of every challenge, therefore we give thanks… continually.
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November 24, 2022 at 5:19 amOverflowing with Gratitude A heart of thanksgiving is pleasing to God! Psalm 69:30-31 says, “I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull which has horns and hooves.” In Bible days, the people of God offered up animals as a sacrifice. Today, our offerings usually come in the form of money or things, yet in this Scripture we find there is something that pleases God even more than an offering… and that is one who will praise and lift up His name with thanksgiving!
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November 24, 2022 at 5:21 amAs we enjoy this Thanksgiving Day, let’s also remember the words found in Colossians 2:6-7, “Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in union with Him reflecting His character in the things you do and say living lives that lead others away from sin, having been deeply rooted in Him and now being continually built up in Him and becoming increasingly more established in your faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing in it with gratitude.”
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November 24, 2022 at 5:22 amOverflowing with gratitude – now that’s a heart that pleases the Father. It is our prayer for you today that not only will you enjoy this Thanksgiving Day with family and friends, but you will also begin to cultivate a heart that is indeed overflowing with gratitude.
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November 24, 2022 at 5:23 amAs you do, you will find just as the Word of God says, “All the days of the afflicted are bad, but a glad heart has a continual feast regardless of the circumstances Prov 15:15.
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November 24, 2022 at 5:24 amMay your feast not end as the sun goes down on Thanksgiving Day, but may you have a continual feast in Christ, a continual feast which is the fruit of a thankful heart. Have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving!
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November 24, 2022 at 5:25 amWhat are you thankful for this holiday season?
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November 24, 2022 at 5:26 amFather, this Thanksgiving, we pray that You would give us the heart of thanksgiving. Help us to be thankful to You in every situation. In the name of Jesus! AMWN🙏🏻♥️🕊
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November 24, 2022 at 7:45 amThankful for you Angela. 🌹Gods Chosen OneGA🙏🙏
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November 24, 2022 at 9:57 am🙏🏼 Today – 11/24/2022 ✝️ Thanks & Giving: Thankful to Who, more than For what. All that we have is from God and God alone. My gratitude is not in WHAT I have but in Who it came from. Our heavenly Father is the One from whom all blessings flow. So I give Thanks to God, and I’m Giving all my 🙌🏼 praise to Him! 🙌🏼 In Jesus name. GodsgalMN
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November 24, 2022 at 10:27 amGive thanks with a grateful heart, Give thanks to the Holy one, Give thanks because He’s given, Jesus Christ His Son. .. .“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord,” because it is pleasing to Him. . . . . When the heart is thankful for past mercies, new mercies are not far away. . . . The more we are thankful the more we know God as our Friend and our Father. Amen and Amen.
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November 24, 2022 at 11:42 amThank You Father for all that You’ve done for me. 🧔💓
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