Bible Study - Give Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving! As it is Thanksgiving, I thought it would only be appropriate to do a message on the giving of thanks! 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says this, "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." I think many times we forget to thank God for the things we have. We often take for granted things like food in the refrigerator, or internet access, or even just having clean clothing every day. So often, I find myself getting wrapped up in what’s happening in my life that I neglect to thank God for what I have. I once heard it said that no matter how awful your life looks, there will always be SOMEBODY wishing that they could be in your position. We have been gifted HUGELY by the creator of the universe. And I’m not just saying your material gifts. God has given you ETERNAL LIFE WITH HIM IN HEAVEN!!!! And he paid through the nose for that gift! If a friend of yours randomly decided to buy you a Ferrari, what would you do? You’d say “Thank you!” right? RIGHT? And every time you rode in that Ferrari, you’d think to yourself “I can drive this car because So-and-so bought it for me!” Well, James 1:17 says “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” Soo… that means that all those good things that you have ARE FROM HIM! So thank him! “Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever” Psalm 107:1