Thanksgiving: A Spiritual Practice for All Times of Year

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thanksgiving

• A spiritual practice for all times of year

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• Everything God created is good, and nothing is
  to be rejected if it is received with
  thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the
  word of God and prayer.
• -1 Timothy 44-5

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Gods creation is good

• The Bible says that everything that God created
  is good. That means every plant and animal and
  human soul is a precious thing.

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Respond with thanks

• God created everything good, and we are meant to
  enjoy all of those good things.
• God expects nothing in return for his many good
  gifts.
• We must only respond with a spirit of
  thankfulness and kindness to others.

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Thanksgiving

• Each November, Americans set aside one day a year
  to be thankful for everything we have.
• While this is a wonderful tradition, it often
  inadvertently reduces a practice that should be
  part of every day.

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All year round

• Just as Gods good gifts dont come only once a
  year, so too should our thankfulness extend
  beyond the confines of one holiday.
• In every aspect of our lives, we have the
  opportunity to demonstrate gratitude.
• The spirit of thanksgiving should have an impact
  on how we treat others and our contentedness with
  life.

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Opportunities abound

• Do not be anxious about anything, but in every
  situation, by prayer and petition, with
  thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
• -Philippians 46

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With thanksgiving

• Paul says that even our prayers and petitions
  should full of a spirit of thanksgiving.
• It is this spirit of gratitude that pervades our
  lives and helps us be more Christ-like to each
  other and in our desires for the future.
• It all starts from being thankful for all that
  God has done for us.

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Tell Them That I Love Them

• Tell Them That I Love Them is a book by John
  DiBattista about his amazing experience with
  Gods love.
• Even after a miraculous personal encounter with
  Jesus, Johns only response was an attitude of
  awe, humility, and thankfulness for Gods work in
  his life.
• His story is an account of what openness to God
  can mean to a follower who understands that all
  good things flow from Him.

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