And on that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name. Make known His deeds among the peoples; make them remember that His name is exalted.” Praise the Lord in song, for He has done glorious things; let this be known throughout the earth. Isaiah 12:4-5
“The spiritual cost to us of being thankless is much higher than we might think. Thanklessness is not merely the absence of verbalizing a “thank you.” It is a symptom of spiritual dullness, of spiritual poverty. Because it is taking for granted and not appreciating grace being shown to us.”
Jon Bloom in “Lay Aside the Weight of Thanklessness” Desiring God blog post dated 23 September 2016.
Are you a grateful person? I think I am (most of the time anyway). Such people are a delight. Or do you think what you possess came from your hard work or comes into view as benefits you deserve or to which you are entitled? This entitlement thinking is cancerous; it breeds thanklessness.
But we can extract this mindset. We can rid ourselves of it. We do this by giving thanks to God, and by making known His deeds. We make people remember by verbalizing gratitude. What are you thankful for today? Make a list and share it with something. Ask them to do this with you.
Might spiritual dullness persist around us because we fail to appreciate grace? Because we have stopped verbalizing gratitude? Don’t let spiritual dullness prevail. Verbalizing gratitude causes you and those around you to consider the great things for which to give thanks to God.
Today marks the end of the fiscal year for GTP. It seems that just about to the dollar He will again meet our needs. All I can do is praise Him and make known His goodness to all the earth, and make everyone I know remember that He is alive and hears the prayers of His servants.