here are five simple suggestions that should help you and me give thanks, especially when we don’t feel like we have anything to be grateful for.
1. give thanks because god is good, period. the lord is good, always and everywhere—it’s part of his nature. so, it’s always appropriate to give thanks to god just because of who he is.
the lord caused the sun to rise this morning, just because he is good.
the lord gave you life, just because he is good.
the lord created giraffes, just because he is good.
we cheer when the slugger hits a home run because home runs should be cheered.
we smile at babies because babies should be 