Requests & Thanksgiving

Requests & Thanksgiving

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Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Ephesians 5:20 (ESV)

I will give to the Lord the thanks due to His righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High. Psalm 7:17 (ESV)

I have a question. Do we look to thank God daily for what He has done for us? Or do we always feel we need to see miracles and wonders?

I read that a pastor did the following exercise at his church. He asked everyone to list their prayer requests and their needs of God and to bring them to the front and form a line. He then asked for them to list their praise reports and bring those to the front. What resulted was a large crowd going up for prayer requests but not as many for the praises and thanksgiving. What he discovered when he polled the congregation is that some felt they did not have anything “big” happen to them so, they did not see a reason to list any praises. This made me think, do we need to have something “big” happen to us, for us to praise and show gratitude to God? Or can we be thankful and give Him praise for the little things He does every day of our lives.

Thanksgiving in the United States took place yesterday, Thursday Nov. 28, 2024. For this Thanksgiving season and everyday, I would hope we look to constantly give praises and thanks to God for every aspect of our lives. We may not have everything we want and what we have asked for may not materialize. But as we grow in spiritual maturity, may we give praises to God and thank Him for our lives and the lives of our loved ones. May we not look to only give praises when a “big” miraculous event occurs in our lives. Instead, let us strive to always have a praise report to give because of the continued blessings He bestows on us.

Blessings,

Angélique

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