Notice how it says to give thanks in
everything, and not just for everything. Of course, it's great and
necessary to give thanks for everything, but we need to remember how
to give thanks in the midst of everything that life has for us...in
everything that God has for us.
Tonight,
I had the awesome chance to come together with brothers and sisters
(some that I knew, but most that I didn't) to lift up thanks to our
God who is so good. It was a huge house church, with three house
churches that used to be one, coming together to praise the Lord.
Seeing
so many people together for the same purpose was encouraging, and to
have people open their property and home up to us to use was such a
blessing.
Ben
Newell shared a message with us, and it all centered on thanks. He
also talked about the many names that God has...and the many ways
that we can thank Him just for who He is: father, protector,
redeemer, lover, healer, etc. There are so many names for God, and
so many thinks to be thankful for.
Going
into the holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving, we often seem to
focus on being thankful, which is more of a state of mind. What we
should focus on is giving thanks, which implies action.
We
should give thanks for what God has given us, from grace and
salvation to our families and friends that He has specifically given
to us.
We
worship a good and great God, and if nothing else, we can always give
thanks for that.
In
Christ,
Lilia
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