As I mentioned last week, I am in the middle of a Beth Moore Bible study called Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring the fruit of the Spirit. Love it! In our recent video, Beth Moore discussed the importance of giving thanks. And I thought she had a very interesting point that I couldn't resist sharing in light of this current season of thanks. I'll be paraphasing what she said, of course, but hope you get the point.
Philippians 4:6-7
Don't be anxious about anything. But in everything, with prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Beth Moore quoted this scripture and discussed the importance of that thanksgiving part. She said that when we give thanks to God for all that He has done for us before we request anything else, it's as much praise to Him as it is a good reminder for us. It jogs our memory of what God has already given us and carried us through. And as we remember how good He has been to us, our faith is strengthened as we ask Him to help with something else. We can present our requests to Him with a stronger belief that He will see us through our current situation as well.
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Did that hit home with anyone else? Or am I the only one who had never thought of it in that exact light before? I have a feeling I'm not alone. That's why I chose to share.
Happy (early) Thanksgiving to you all!
Much love,
1 comments:
I recently attended a Bible study on "Learning to Pray". We discussed the ACTS method of praying which stands for Adoration to God, Confessions of our sins, Thanksgiving for God's blessings and Supplication (our requests from God). I think we often are in such a hurry to make our requests, we ignore the other important aspects of prayer.
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