Giving Thanks in Every Season
It is easy to notice what is missing.
The prayer still being carried. The relationship still strained. The body still hurting. The ordinary inconveniences that pile up.
“Give thanks in all circumstances.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18, NIV
Paul calls believers to thanksgiving in every circumstance as part of God’s will for us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 5 calls believers to give thanks to God. James 1:17 says every good and perfect gift is from above. The Psalms repeatedly join thanksgiving with lament, trouble, and remembrance of God’s works.
Gratitude gives us a way to notice God’s goodness right where we are. We can thank Him for His mercy, His Word, the gospel, daily provision, people who love us, and the particular gifts He has given today.
Thanksgiving does not need a perfect season. It grows from seeing the goodness of God within the season we actually have.
What can you thank God for today?
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