There are two completely different approaches when it comes to experiencing thanksgiving. One way is to get out our calculators and begin tallying all the blessings we have received. Of course at this point it’s tempting to subtract from our gratefulness based on the areas we believe God has withheld blessing, or worse yet, has allowed tragedy to befall us. Based on this methodology, the amount of thanksgiving we give comes out to a calculation: Blessings – Tragedies = Amount of Thanksgiving The other way requires no calculations, but it does require complete trust. We find ourselves giving thanks based solely on the fact that God is good. We look at our lives with the understanding that all things work together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. We recall that He is doing a good work in us and He will be faithful to complete it. All things are made good by our great God and we give thanksgiving in our hearts rather than with our calculators. If we were to calculate, the formula would look like this: God’s goodness + me = Heartfelt Gratitude Which method are you using to calculate thanksgiving in your life? youtube/watch?v=BHAUck7xGi8
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:25:53 +0000