TGIF

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,  rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:6-7

One of the sad shifts in our culture has been a slide towards increasing bitterness. There’s bitterness between generations - Boomers are responsible for the housing crisis or Millennials don’t want to work. There’s a bitterness racially - particularly towards white people (not saying it’s without cause). There is bitterness towards governments and of course towards God.

And I don’t know about you but I don’t love it. I don’t love being around bitter people.

How refreshing are people who are thankful. People who are thankful for whatever they have, even if it’s not much. In fact, I think these are the most enjoyable people to be around - those who overflow with thankfulness even if they don’t have what others do.

Wouldn’t it be a wonderful thing, a good thing, to be a Church that was overflowing with thanksgiving? And don’t we just have so much reason to be that people? In Jesus, we have received grace upon grace. We have so much and so much to look forward to.

Let’s be a people that overflow with thankfulness.

Today:

• Praise God that He is not bitter at the injustice against Him.
• Give thanks for Jesus who gives us everything to be thankful for.
• Ask God for His Holy Spirit to help you and others overflow with thankfulness.

Pray:

• Praise God for His unmatched goodness, never responding to injustice with bitterness.
• Give thanks for the immeasurable grace we’ve received through Christ and all the blessings we’ve yet to see.
• Pray for a shift in our hearts, that we may overflow with thankfulness and reflect the joy found in Jesus.