Three Causes of Thankfulness

Thanksgiving Day is around the corner. Thankfulness should just be pouring out of us and yet so often we struggle to find the feelings of thankfulness in our heart and lives. The busyness of life, the obstacles and heartaches we face so often rob us of those very things we search for.

Here are three things which increase thankfulness in myself and for the people around me.
Grace
"All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God." 2 Corinthians 4:15

God's grace reconciling us and puring through our heart and lives ... the very act of receiving grace brings thankfulness. If I am struggling to feel thankfulness than I need to experience fully God's grace and express God's grace and thankfulness will flow.


Generosity
"You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God." 2 Corinthians 9:11


Generosity  is built into our nature through our relationship with Christ. We are created for it and our world is created for us to be generous in thought and deed. It is not just the issue of our finances, it is the issue of our time and our talents. It is being generous with everything we have and everything we are. the result of that generosity is thankfulness. But generous and thankfulness will come.
Service
"This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God." 2 Corinthians 9:12


When we serve it changes us and it changes the people around us. Service is a life changing choice and it meets the needs of a hurting world. When I make the choice for service I will bring thanksgiving to everyone that I come into contact with.
If you are finding it hard to give thanks, try developing these three things in your life. Grace, Generosity and Service. Scripture tells us to "give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:18.

Thanksgiving is what we are created for and it is God;s call on our lives. it is time to be thankful.

Just Connie