Send us a text“A spirit of thankfulness is one of the most distinctive marks of a Christian whose heart is attuned to the Lord.” -Billy GrahamJoy and thankfulness are not just emotions, but they are actually a posture of our heart…↠What is the will of God for me? His Word gives us insight into His will…↠Great Commission (Matt. 28), Ministry of Reconciliation (2 Cor. 5), Abiding (Jn. 15), but His’ will also involves “thankfulness”- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18↠It’s not giving thanks FOR all things but IN all things (Rom. 8:28)↠If bitterness is present in our lives, it’s an indicator that thankfulness is absent. ↠Thankfulness is how we “enter in…” ↠”Enter into His gates with thanksgiving…” (Ps. 100:4)↠These verses set the stage for this beautiful journey into the presence of God.↠Thanksgiving ushers us into His very presence- alone, on Sundays, in trials (gates of pearl, irritation, Rev. 21:21)↠Joy & thankfulness are not just emotions, they are actually a posture of our heart.↠”Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks…(Matt. 12)” to Hebrews 13:15- “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.”↠The “discipline of thankfulness” is cultivated like any other thing- starting and maintaining (exercise regimen)- count your blessings, teach and model thankfulness, give testimony, acts of kindness, praise before prayer, course correct when the opposite of thankfulness presents itself↠Jesus modeled thankfulness & everything He did was intentional, modeling a life of faith↠In the Gospels, we not only see Jesus’ prayer life, but we also are able to see His praise life! He understood the “good things (James 1:17).”↠Jesus gave thanks that His prayers were answered (Jn. 11:41)↠Jesus gives thanks for revealed truth (Matt. 11:25), He stops to give thanks↠Jesus gives thanks for the provision of God in the midst of suffering (Matt. 26:27)↠Jesus gives thanks that leads to provision/more than enough (John 6:1-13)↠It wasn’t “this isn’t enough” but “thank You.” / feeding thousands↠In the midst of lack, He gave thanks, and out of that apparent lack, thankfulness transforms the situation into more than enough. What do you have? What's in your hand?↠Remembered as a place of “thanksgiving” (John 6:22-23)↠Unthankfulness ends in “futile” thoughts (Romans 1:18-21)↠Thankfulness acknowledges the truth about our lives. When we withhold thanks from God, we actually cut ourselves off from who we are. It’s not hard to know Him, but glorying and thankfulness is a way to know Him, and without that response, we become futile in our thoughts- the POWER OF THANKFULNESS!*THIS WEEK: Step into deeper levels of thankfulness. Identify what you are thankful for and areas that you haven’t walked in thankfulness. “In everything, give thanks!”

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