Thanksgiving - the expression of gratitude, especially to God

1 Chronicles 16:34

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts…And be thankful.” (Colossians 3:15, NIV) “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Exodus 16:4-5

I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions. On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they gather on the other days.

Exodus 16:4-5

In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.

A life focused on grumbling, leaves no room for gratitude.

“Thanking God for what he’s given you is just good manners.”

- Steven Furtick

Learn to thank God for his provisions, so you can be satisfied with his presence.

Psalm 66:5-6

Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind! He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot—come, let us rejoice in him.

Psalm 23:6

Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Psalm 23:1

The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

Psalm 23:1 (MSG)

God is my shepherd; I don’t need a thing.

I shall not want: For David, the fact of God’s shepherd-like care was the end of dissatisfied need. He said, ‘I shall not want’ both as a declaration and as a decision

Psalm 23:2-6

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

God's presence gives us a reason to be thankful every day.

Psalm 51:11

Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Psalm 42:1

As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.