The Rapides Parish Library adopted November as an Attitude of Gratitude month. Its timely message coincided with Thanksgiving, the holiday in which we give thanks for life’s many blessings.
It is an attitude we should adopt year-round.
Grateful people are happier, have fewer health problems, and have a greater quality of life. That’s not opinion; several studies validate the claim.
It’s also a biblical truth. There are over 200 verses about thankfulness and gratitude in the Bible, the blueprint for a joy-filled life.
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving- Colossians 4:2
If we would learn to say “thank you” with a smile for all favors done for us, it would give us a whole new outlook on each day. Nothing brightens life like the spirit of thanksgiving.
Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him- Colossians 3:17
Speak every word in gratitude, and do everything with a thankful heart.
In Ephesians 5, we’re told that when the Spirit of God fills our lives, we’ll be thankful to God in all present situations. And here’s the capstone – that’s what we’ll be doing throughout eternity.
Thanksgiving isn’t going to end when heaven begins. Praise and thanksgiving just go right on out into the future. We won’t have a Thanksgiving Day in eternity because every day will be Thanksgiving.
Make this Thanksgiving a day to begin a new journey, one with an attitude of gratitude throughout the entire year.
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