STEEMCHURCH MUSICAL : LIFE OF PRAISE / Thanks-Busters

Presently, I don't think those other lepers weren't thankful. In fact, I'm certain they were overjoyed. In any case, they were in such a hurry they didn't pause long enough to say two basic words: Thank you.

During this season when we pause to express gratitude to God for all His blessings, we as Christians have more reason than anyone else on earth to be thankful.

** How many of us are really genuinely thankful individuals? How often do we stop sufficiently long all year long to recollect and thank Jesus for all He's done us?**

thanksgiving is far more than a special day on the calendar The Book of scriptures urges us to carry on with an existence of thanksgiving each day. When thanksgiving moves toward becoming "thanksliving" then your life really begins to take on an attractive favor. Being thankful to God for all of His blessings is genuinely a mark of a Christian. It is a standout amongst the most capable spiritual activities an offspring of God can do. However, it is a standout amongst the most troublesome for them because the fallen angel knows the energy of thanksgiving. The following are four biblical ways to express our thanksgiving to the Lord from Psalm 100

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There are three main reasons why followers of Christ aren't thankful today ... three "thanks-busters" that each of us — in case we're not careful — can fall casualty to. Not exclusively will these three thanks-busters shield us from being thankful, they'll prevent us from really enjoying life and becoming all that Christ wants us to wind up as His children!

Thanks-buster #1: pride

Pride - or the attitude of pride - is one of the greatest cheats of thankfulness. Why? Because a prideful spirit says, " “I deserve what I’ve got,” and, “I deserve all the credit for what I did and for what I accomplished.”

It’s like the woodpecker who was hammering away at a telephone pole. At about the time he was making some headway, an lighting struck the post and split it directly down the center. At the point when the woodpecker came to his himself, he flew out and came back with ten of his woodpecker friends and said: "See! See what I did! See what I did!"

The Scripture says that pride comes before a fall ... and, I might add, a great deal of disappointment, too.

Thanks-buster #2: A Critical Spirit

Another hoodlum of thankfulness is a critical spirit.

You know, the individuals who have a critical spirit are frivolous. They're never satisfied. And they're all wrapped up in themselves. They're constantly finding fault ... constantly blaming ... constantly being negative. I question you know anyone like this!

Individuals like this protest because they don't have what they want, instead of being thankful for not getting what they merit. This kind of attitude pulverizes thanksgiving … and it could potentially wreck your life.

Thanks-buster #3: Carelessness

Having an attitude of carelessness means getting accustomed to your blessings ... getting used to what God has given you. Much like the offspring of Israel when they were out in the wild.

God satisfied the necessities of the nation of Israel as they went through the wildness by feeding them with manna, an incredibly light bread that appeared on the ground each day. It was a miracle each morning, and, obviously, they celebrated it from the start. In any case, as they went through in the wildness because of their own noncompliance, they eventually developed to hate that light bread! They got used to the blessing. They became accustomed to what God had given them. And that will decimate thanksgiving in our hearts without fail!

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So what about you? Are you a thanks-buster?

Paul tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 to “give thanks in all circumstances.” Why does Paul tell us this? Because he knows that when we limit our gratitude ... when we don’t say thanks ... we build a very small fence around our lives

Instead of living and enjoying the full expanse of what God has given us, we fabricate a little cottage around ourselves — and our reality turns out to be small, narrow and childish.

So today, I want to encourage you to ask God to enable you to find any thanks-busters throughout your life. Because when you carry on with an existence of thanks, you'll realize that past your circumstances ... past what you're going through ... there is a sovereign God who adores you and has a superb plan for your life!