“Being thankful is a heart thing” Luke 17:11-19

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“Being thankful is a heart thing”   Luke 17:11-19  

Let us now look at what the Bible says about the word “thanksgiving!  The Biblical meaning of the word “thanksgiving” is not something you do, it is not something that you say only when something is done for you, or an impromptu expression of thanks for some good deed done for you, or good that has come our way. The biblical concept of the word “thanksgiving” does not depend on something one has, or has received. This word has nothing to do with “outward” circumstances, but rather, has to do with one’s spiritual attitude toward life by faith, it a heart thing. Being thankful is an attitude of gratitude and one of the worst sins in the world today is the sin of ingratitude.  Paul declared, in Philippians 4:11, “I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.”  What he sis saying is that no matter what is happing to him he is grateful because he knows that God will work it out for his good, and he will continue trusting God.  Trusting God allows us to have a heart of thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a learning process.