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Thankfulness

Since Paul believed the best recipe for prayer included thanksgiving…

by Brett Fuller on November 22, 2010

 

Thanksgiving is one of the greatest American holidays. Its concentration on the Pilgrims thankfulness for meager provision in desperate times is a reminder of how thankful we should be. Paul gives the same kind of reminder to the Philippians in Phil 4:6 when he says, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”

Prayer is nothing more than proper communication with God. It can be done in the car, at church or on vacation. In fact, 1Thes 5:17 says it is to be practiced incessantly.

Since Paul believed the best recipe for prayer included thanksgiving, and since he also believed prayer is to be constantly practiced, then it seems there doesn’t exist a time in which we do not need to be thankful. May this Thanksgiving Holiday remind us of God’s goodness and our responsibility to be grateful for it. Live right, live well…