A Thankful Heart – Everyday

Thanksgiving. It isn’t just an autumn holiday squeezed in somewhere between Halloween and Christmas. For Christians, especially, Thanksgiving Day is to be celebrated EVERY day. Thanksgiving is a state of being. We have so much to be thankful for every single day! We have the security of everlasting life with Jesus! Thanksgiving = giving praise to God for all things.

I am writing this post for myself. I so OFTEN get caught up in the day to day struggles, and end up focusing on the negatives (oh, woe is me). I get so self-absorbed, that I forget to give thanks to He who deserves it. No matter what the current struggle is, there is still so much good! So much for which God deserves praise!

The Thankfulness Song
from Veggie Tales

I thank God for this day,
For the sun in the sky,
For my mom and my dad,
For my piece of apple pie!

For the love that He shares,
‘Cause He listens to my prayers,
That’s why I say thanks every day!

Psalm 9:1
I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

Psalm 50:23
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

Psalm 92:1
IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, AND TO SING PRAISES UNTO THY NAME, O MOST HIGH:

Psalm 97:12
Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Psalm 100:4
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Psalm 105:1-2
O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

Philippians 4:6
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.