When we are busy thanking the Lord for the good things He has done for us each day, the worries of the world tend to fade into the background. 

What the Bible says about Thankfulness
This Bible study is about thankfulness and being thankful to the Lord. How often do we pray to the Lord thanking Him for things He has done for us? Many people celebrate Thanksgiving and say their prayer's of thankfulness at that time but did you know you should be thankful-every day that you have awakened in the morning-thankful for another day on this earth. Each day when we wake we have one more day to serve the Lord, one more day to praise Him, one more day to tell others about Him, one more day to live in this world. As most everyone knows the Thanksgiving Holiday began with the first Thanksgiving dinner with the pilgrims and the Indians. It is not a holiday celebrated in the Bible but is a worthwhile holiday that is not based on pagan traditions as so many other holiday's are.  Although there is some conflicting stories about the first thanksgiving, this day is observed a s day to show extra thanks to the Lord. Thanksgiving is a day set aside to be thankful to God for all that He has done for us and that alone makes it worth celebrating. However, we should keep in mind to also be thankful to our Lord every day for every thing we receive, in everything we do and thankful for everyone in our lives that we can be an example for.

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Bible Verses about thankfulness

Be Thankful in all circumstances this is God's will:

• Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thess. 5:18

Be Thankful to God in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord being thankful always and for everything:

• Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Eph. 5:20

Be thankful to the Lord because He is good, dependable and His love for us lasts forever:

• Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Psa. 107:1

With the peace of Christ in our hearts, we are one body and should be thankful by:

1.  Letting the word of Christ dwell in you, teach and admonish each other in wisdom.
2. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. 
3. Be thankful for your life
4. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly,
5. Teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, 
6. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 
7. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:15:17

Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift! 2 Corinthians 9:15
Don't be anxious but rather pray earnestly and humbly while being thankful to God
Holidays and winter months with shorter days tend to bring on anxiety the Bible tells us not to be anxious but instead bring everything to God in prayer, supplication, and thanksgiving.

• Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6

Thank the Lord by calling on His name and tell everyone what He does for you.

• Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Psa. 105:1

Praise the Lord and be thankful to Him because He is good and loves you.

• Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!Psa. 106:1

The Lord can set you free from stress

• Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” Let the house of Aaron say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” Let those who fear the Lord say, “His steadfast love endures forever.” Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. ...Psa 118:1-18

Pray continuously, be watchful and thankful

• Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. Col. 4:2

Be thankful and let the peace of Christ rule your heart

• And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Col. 3:15

Sing praises to the Lord and give thanks

• That my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever! Psa. 30:12

Many know of God but do not honor Him or thank Him so they become futile thinkers and their hearts are dark

• For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Romans 1:21

Say and do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and give thanks to God the Father

• And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Col 3:17

Give thanks to the Lord with your whole heart

• A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. Psa. 9:1-2

Call on the Lord, be thankful and tell everyone of His deeds, proclaim His name and sing praises to Him

• And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. “Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. Isa. 12:4-5

We will enter His gates with Thanksgiving and Praise, bless His Holy name.

• Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! Psa. 100:4

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts

• And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Col. 3:15​​

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Memory Verse

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6

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