Let's Give Thanks

These are the questions/verses/thoughts my Bible study is going through this week. I want to share them with you and challenge you to make time to go through them. I promise your spirit will be renewed! Split them up however you choose. There are 7 so one a day would be good. I hope this season will be unlike any before and that you will focus your thanksgiving to Christ alone! 

1. Read James 1:17. What good and perfect gifts are you most thankful for? Think of big and small things. Spend time today thanking God for providing each of them.

2. Read Romans 12:12, John 14:27, and I Thessalonians 5:18 . Think about the most stressful part of your week (i.e., work responsibilities, schoolwork, etc.). List five reasons you're thankful to be where you are (example: "I'm thankful to be working at _________ because I've met 2 new friends there.").

3. Read 2 Corinthians 4: 7-10  in light of our discussions of Paul. Think of times that you have been "hard pressed on every side", "perplexed", "persecuted", and "struck down". Praise God for being all-sufficient for you and not abandoning you during these times. How has the Lord shown His faithfulness to you personally? 

4. Read some Psalms....Psalm 28:7-9, Psalm 47 and 48, Psalm 95:1-7, Psalm 96, and any others you find to PRAISE HIM. 

5. Read Colossians 2:6-7. How can you live to better emulate this verse? Do you continue to live in Him? Are you rooted in Christ? Are you being strengthened in the faith? Are you overflowing with thankfulness? 

6. Spend time in prayer with your Bible and a journal. Think specifically about the characteristics of God. Who does He claim to be? What is He to you? What are your favorite qualities about God? What characteristic(s) of God are you most thankful for? Feel free to flip through Scripture to find verses about this. 

7. Read Psalm 100, Hebrews 12:28, and Romans 6:23. Spend time worshiping God and thanking Him for the greatest blessing of all, the gift of our sins being forgiven by the death of Jesus Christ.