Gratefulness
“Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of his wonderful acts. Glory in his
holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.”
—Psalm 105:1-3
When it comes to the kind of church that heaven applauds gratefulness is a big part of the picture. The question we need to ask is: Do we have true gratefulness as one of the characteristics of our church? Are we able to accept God’s timing and direction when it comes to what we do in the church? Or are we all about what we and want it when we want it? If it is the latter that is not representative of an attitude of gratefulness.
As a church body and as individual members are we grateful for what God is doing in us and through us or are we always looking for what we think is wrong with the church? If we are always critical and evaluating then that is not representative of an attitude of gratefulness. As a church body and as individual members are we grateful that God has given us the resources that we need in order to do ministry, such as this location, building, finances and people and a community surrounding us or are we always looking at what we don’t have? If we are always looking at how the glass is half empty then that is not representative of an attitude of gratefulness. A church that truly pleases God and deserves the applause of heaven is a church that lives with the spirit of gratefulness in all situations.
