10 Things That Must Be Involved in Your ThanksgivingНамуна

BE DELIBERATE

Yesterday, we started looking into things that must be involved in your thanksgiving; we will consider the next point today.

(2) It must be deliberate and intentional

Thanksgiving is not something that is sudden; it should be deliberate and intentional. Generally, younger folks tend to be more selfish and ungrateful; they think that life owes them many things, but when you see older folks, they have seen the vicissitudes of life, they have experienced the wind and the storms of life in different shapes and manners, and they know that “if it had not been the Lord who was on our side when things happened? We would have been swallowed up”. They tend to be more grateful, and they tend to take note of thankful people.

I taught our children when they were growing up the need to be deliberate and intentional with thanksgiving, and as you go through life, you will meet older people, and when they do things for you, let them know that you are very, very grateful.

When our pastors helped me drop my children at school when they were younger, I insisted they call the pastor to thank them personally; tell him, ‘Sir, I'm very grateful, thank you very much.’ It does something to your spirit, and then it does something to the other person.

Thankless people lose favor; you should not lose favor; you should recognize the place of thanks and do it deliberately and intentionally.

PRAYER: Father, I thank You. You have been so good and faithful. I repent of every attitude of ingratitude in my life, in Jesus’ name. Amen!