Thanksgiving Exhortation

in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6

A regular issue I counsel people through is anxiety. And like most counseling issues, God’s word has spoken on it. ‌Paul says in Philippians that if you want to cure your anxiety, then pray and be thankful.

‌Here’s the problem. When you’re anxious about a crisis, adding the practice of thankfulness on top of your circumstances burdens you more.That’s also why God’s word tells us in Thessalonians to give thanks in everything.

‌Since we’re Bible believing Christians that means we should be thankful people. Sadly, we aren’t. And when a crisis comes and shakes us, we go to the medicine cabinet to take a pill of thankfulness to cure the anxiety. Who knows where that thing is? The last time you used it was last thanksgiving.

‌My challenge for each of you this week is to thank the Lord for everything. So that when a crisis comes, you’ve already got everything you need right on hand.