“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” 1 Thessalonians 5:18
It is part of our ‘aussie’ culture or make up that we are cynical; sarcastic and like to knock down the ‘tall poppy’. This is the very opposite to what we are to be as God’s people. This is clear from the verse above. Notice it says ‘give thanks in all circumstances.’ This Sunday we begin a two week series on thankfulness and we’ll see that being thankful is not optional. It flows out of our understanding that there is one God and creator who is in control of all things who we should be thankful to. All we have is from God and so we are to be thankful to him. We are either known as thankful people or grumbling people. Which one are you?
