The Bible tells us in so many places to give thanks to God. “Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms” (Ps 95:2). The word for thanksgiving there in the Hebrew is "todah", it means adoration, praise, and giving thanks. This word occurs over 30 times in the Old Testament. 

In the New Testament, the apostle Paul taught us to voice our thankfulness to God (Eph. 5:4). In 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Paul exhorted us to thank God in everything no matter what the circumstances are. It is also interesting to note that in teaching about prayer he very much emphasized the importance of accompanying all of those prayer requests with thanksgiving (Phil 4:6).  

We don't need to thank God for the challenges we face in life but for the way out of those challenges. "We are more than conquerors through him that loved us” (Rom.8:37). If you have a thankful heart you won’t have a complaining heart; so, let's have thankful hearts for all of God's love and blessings, and look forward expectantly to what he will accomplish through us. 

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