Thanksgiving Thoughts, Part Two
There are commands to give thanks which are sometimes hard to fulfill, such as Ephesians 5:20: Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 1 Thessalonians 5:18: Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
But these ought always come readily:
Romans 6:17: But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed.
1 Corinthians 15:57: But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory though our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 9:15: Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
Colossians 3:17: And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him
And the one I have to come back to pretty much every day:
Philippians 4:6: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplications, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.