Who do you give thanks for? Who do you bless? Who do you ask God to bless? Do you ask God to grant them wisdom along with protection? Do you ask for them to have their hearts lifted up by God? Do you remind them of the promises God has given them by his grace?
There are many people in our lives we can be thankful for. We are likely thankful for our parents, siblings, grandparents, cousins, and friends. We may be thankful for some really good co-workers. Having good people in our lives is a blessing. A blessing that comes from God.
Blessing those people is important. Asking God to bless them is also important. Asking God to be in their lives, to lift their hearts, to grant them wisdom, to reveal himself to them, and to fill them with hope is a blessing. Trusting God to protect them and provide for them is a testament to our faith.
Ask God to grant the hope of faith in him to them. For hope drives us to continue. The hope of God is not wishful thinking but trust in him. Reminding those we are thankful for that God has an inheritance for them. Reminding them of God’s power and he works in their best interest is a comfort for them. We all need to be reminded that God is working in our best interest.
I pray we all have people we are thankful for. I pray we ask God to bless them in many ways. I pray each one of us will remind others of God’s promises and he is working in their best interest. Be thankful for others. Bless others. Remind others of God’s promises. Remind others God is working for them.
Ephesians 1:16-19 I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may perceive what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power.
Marty Pressey 