Why Is it Important to Show Gratitude to God?
By: Sacora George
Tags: God, Thanksgiving, Jesus, Gods Word, Faith

Hello All,

First I guess I would start my introducing myself. My name is Sacora George. I currently live in North Carolina ( planning on moving to hot sunny Florida eventually!) . I have a podcast called Faith_fullygrowing . God gave me the idea to start this podcast and I was a little nervous at first, but now im so encouraged by it because now I have built a community online to speak the word of God and grow faithfully as a community. ( Get it ?).

Now On to the topic ! Giving thanks to God and showing our gratitude to Him is one of the most important things you can ever do in life. And thats not even a opinion its a fact !

I cannot even begin to tell you how many time a day I thank God !

Showing Gratitude to God is so important because to me , it is a reminder of His faithfulness. I notice that when I pray and I take the time to thank our Father for all he has done and continue to do in my life, Its only right that I show him favor and gratitude because He is so faithful and always by our side ! The more we give thanks to Him, the more we can trust in Him to provide everything that we may need , just as he has done before.

It is also important to give our gracious God thanks because believe it or not, it is actually Gods will in our lives to thank him. “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NLT). I find this amazing because I once was a person, who didnt know my will , or what my calling or purpose was in life. This helped me to know that this is one way to get connected to my purpose because when there is a will , there is a way.

In the bible the apostle Paul is a great example of showing gratitude and thanks to our Father. Most of Paul’s life was spent in a prison cell and he was challenged by many for his faith in God. Throughout all of the torturing that Paul went through, He was still of good courage and he always found the time to give thanks. While Paul was locked away in prison, he wrote many letters to different churches. Most of the letters always started off with Paul giving thanks to God for how the people of the different churches were bringing glory to Him.(Ephesians 1:16, Phillipians 1:3, Colossians 1:3). Another thing to point out is that Paul thought about others while he gave thanks to God. Sometimes it is not all about what we receive. We should also be thankful to God for the ways that He works in other people lives as well. It is a beautiful thing to see others receive the blessings of God.

The point in the matter is that there is always something to be thankful for, in whatever we say or do. 1 Colossians 3:17 states “ And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.”

Although they’re many reasons to be thankful to God, There is also consequences for when we are not showing gratitude towards God. Not being thankful to God can lead to pride and selfishness. This can happen because when we do not take time to reflect what God has done to give Him glory and thanks, we as humans can become the focus, which can lead us in a way of thinking of our own desires. Romans 1:18–22 is a powerful scripture to back this up. We do not want to be in the position of being lead astray from God, because without God where would we be?

If you are having trouble about knowing how to thank God or maybe your life is to busy, here are some quick and easy tools that you can use to thank Him:

1. Write a quick thank you letter to God: Writing a quick thank you note to God about something you are thankful about is something you can do just to show God a little acknowledgement and show him gratitude. This is perfect for when you are in a rush or have a busy day because you can just write a simple thank you . Try to make this note without making any request to God, Just simply show him how you are thankful.

2. Create a Gratitude List: This is also a great way to just reflect and think about everything God has done, Not only in the present but in the past. This one is personally my favorite because it helps me to really be appreciative for everything God has done and shown me in my life. I also like to journal my feelings and thoughts out to God because I find that more thoughts easily coming out when I write.

3. Saving the best for last ! Praying and giving thanks to God: Although writing is a nice tactic when communicating with God, God also wants to hear our voice! He loves when we talk to Him. Taking a couple of minutes out of our day to find somewhere quiet and voice to God how thankful you are is a plus in His book !

All in all, God is worthy to be praised ! Our God is so good to us all of the time. He deserves our thanks! I mean think about it , what has he done in your life that is worthy of praise?