Reasons to Give Thanks: Food
- If you enjoy three meals a day, thank God.
- If you can’t remember the last time you went to bed hungry, thank God.
- If food rarely makes you sick, thank God.
- If you don’t have any food allergies, thank God.
- If you have access to a variety of foods, thank God.
- If you’ve ever received food as a gift, thank God.
Reasons to Give Thanks: Faith
- If you’ve come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, thank God.
- If you’ve grown in faith, grace, holiness, joy, love, hope, wisdom or obedience, thank God.
- If you’ve ever enjoyed times of fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ, thank God.
- If you’ve ever been threatened because of your faith, thank God.
- If you regularly pray or fast secretly, thank God.
- If you’ve ever grown through the ministry of God’s Word, thank God.
- If you’ve ever been protected or corrected from error, thank God.
- If other people regularly pray for you, thank God.
Reasons to Give Thanks: Peace
- If you’ve never woken up in a war zone, thank God.
- If you’ve never hid for your life, thank God.
- If people you don’t know (and some you do) fight to protect your freedom, thank God.
- If you’ve never lost a loved one to war, thank God.