This morning, unlike the morning of my last post, I did NOT wake up with a song in my heart. I woke up with concerns about a busy day ahead of me and a minor challenge facing me this weekend. However, I'm very grateful to say that did not last long. Almost immediately the first verse of Psalm 92 came to mind, "It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord." (KJV)
Too often I've thought of giving thanks as some sort of dutiful fulfillment of a social obligation. I was taught always to give thanks when someone gave me a gift. Whether I liked the gift or not was immaterial. What was important was that I expressed gratitude and acknowledged that the person had thought enough about me to give me something. I think sometimes I carried this sort of thinking into my expressions of gratitude to God.
Now, there's certainly nothing wrong with expressing gratitude for a gift. It's important to acknowledge the thoughtfulness of those around me! But giving thanks to God is much more important - and not because God needs my thanks to feed His ego or something. I NEED to be THANKFUL! By making a conscious choice this morning to give thanks to God for the many blessings He has given, it transformed my attitude from one of worry and fretfulness, to one of joyful peace!!!! What an amazing thing! It is indeed a GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS! It is transformative and magical!
Father, thank you so much for all you do! I am continually amazed at the way the gifts I give you turn out to be even bigger gifts for me! Giving thanks is such a great example of this. I give thanks as a gift to you and get an even bigger gift in return! The peace and joy you give is amazing and I am so grateful, Father! That you can lift my burdens so easily is such a marvelous thing. Thank you, Father!
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