I give thanks countless times a day.  Giving thanks for so many reasons, but bottom line I give thanks to Jesus. 

“Give Thanks” was the topic for the first blog as I started this journey just over 3 years ago.  Being grateful, appreciative, and thankful opens the door to positivity and possibility.

I feel that when you thank someone you are telling them you personally appreciate whatever it is they have done.  I often hear, “There’s no reason to thank me.” 

Thanking someone may not be necessary because the person would have done the task regardless of your appreciation.  However, I believe in providing an appropriate and heartfelt “thank you” regardless of whether the task was expected.

Recognizing that someone is doing their job, is going above and beyond, or simply has brightened your day is very gratifying and often gives one the boost they need to continue with the task.  “Thanks” is something so easy to say and when sincere is so meaningful to the receiver.      

I also find it meaningful to give thanks to Jesus.  Admittedly, I am grateful to Jesus for everything in my life.  If I trip, yet don’t fall, I thank Jesus for catching me.  It has become part of my daily routine to be thankful. 

Silently, I give thanks countless times during the day.  It might be that I am thankful for a positive situation or it might be that I am grateful to Jesus in advance for providing a solution to a problem or for taking away my worries.     

Why give thanks prior to my prayers being answered?  I have faith that my prayers will be answered.  Often not how I expect or want them answered, but always with a rewarding outcome and one better than I could have imagined. 

Prayer in combination with giving thanks to Jesus provides a sustaining peace within me.  When I feel worry and stress throughout my body I know that I have taken over control.  As I give control back to Jesus, worry and stress disappear and peace flows through my body.   

I find that as I give thanks to Jesus my body is filled with peace, my mind is clear, and my attitude is positive, full of hope, faith, and possibility.

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