Yesterday we talked about being grateful. I am always challenged by Colossians 2.7 where it talks about “ABOUNDING therein with thanksgiving.” We are not only meant to be thankful but ABOUNDING WITH THANKFULNESS! Other translations say: “OVERFLOWING with thankfulness.”
The word in the Greek is “perisseuo” which means “to be over the top, exceedingly, abundantly, superabounding, enough and to spare, over and above.” Is your thankfulness OVERFLOWING?
What are some of the things for which you are grateful?
T I thank God for TEACHING me His ways. Where would I be if I wasn’t walking in God’s tracks?
H I thank God for giving me my HUSBAND. Marriage becomes more and more beautiful with time.
A I thank God for ANOINTING me to be a mother. Is there any greater blessing, apart from our salvation, than to enjoy the blessings of children and grandchildren?
N I thank God for creating me to be a NURTURER and NOURISHER to my family and to others.
K I thank God for His KINDNESS to me.
F I thank God for our FAMILY and His daily FAITHFULNESS to me. We are often so busy we don’t take time to thank God for His daily faithfulness, His goodness, and His unseen protection over all our lives.
U I thank God for giving me UNDERSTANDING of His truth. My greatest delight is to receive revelation of God’s truth from His living Word.
L I thank God for LOVING me enough to die for me and shed His precious blood for my sins. I don’t like to get a day go by without thanking Him for His unspeakable and eternal salvation.
I am also challenged by 1 Thessalonians 5:18: “In EVERY THING give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” That means in the difficult times as well as the good times. God is working out everything for good even in our bad times.
Can we take action today to thank God for every blessing in our lives, even the little mundane things as well as the big things. And let’s show this thankfulness not only to God but to those around us.
Love from Nancy Campbell