Thanks Maa Movie

[Vita Wanberg]

Growingup, the Lin family Thanksgiving tradition was simple: my brother and I playing football with church youth group friends, buying last-minute groceries, assisting mom and dad with cooking and cleaning, and then heading to the potluck dinner at our Taiwanese Church. The dinner always included one small symbolic turkey along with 99 other delicious Chinese dishes.

We give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, not just when times are good, when there is fruitfulness on campus, not only when project deadlines or Urbana milestones are hit, not only when the bell rings with another major donor gift or when my 60-year old father gets a clean bill of health, but even when circumstances are not so positive.

We are to give thanks even after my chapter plant goes down or a critical magazine article goes viral, even when project deadlines are missed, or when ministry partner appointments go badly, or my 60-year old mother gets diagnosed with a chronic disease. What does it mean to give thanks in all circumstances?

How can we better apply the discipline of giving thanks? How can we give thanks in ALL circumstances? Is there a difficult area of life to give thanks? Ask God how He would have you express your thanks in a different way this Thanksgiving.

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People were quick to help. Near strangers offered us guestrooms and finished basements. A neighbor brought my daughter a stuffed animal to hold. My new coworkers showed up with lunch, and old friends sent gift cards. At one point, exhausted and spent, I found a laundry basket full of basic toiletries and groceries left on the doorstep of our temporary residence.

The Bible presents gratitude as more than a box to check. It is a posture of worship, an active response to our unchanging God. We cultivate thanksgiving in our lives when we take time to notice who God is, what He has done, and what He continues to do. We can give Him thanks in every season of life because His character is steadfast.

I praise the Lord of Lords, the King of Kings, my merciful loving and HOLY God, for everything. Every breathe, every moment with Him, as I walk out this life on earth which He has given to me, following Jesus, is a sweet blessing. What a blessing to be found in Him. What a faithful God we serve.

Hi Isabelle, me too! At the time it felt cruel and hard, sore and unfair to have a relationship end and just shards in my hands but it did the same-robbed me of confidence in God and the faith I had in who He is and had been to me. I praise Him for knowing everything and loving me too much to leave me behind!

I am thankful that God spared the life of my grandson and after an extended stay in NICU he was able to come home with manageable medical issues. I am thankful that he and my daughter and son in law will soon be moving close to us.

I am thankful for Jesus being the cornerstone! He shifted the direction of our family and I now belong in His bloodline. All generational curses are broken and I get to live in the fruit of freedom that He paid the price for!

The Lord has blessed me immensely, even though I have not been steadfast in his word. I am feeling especially thankful for my recent deliverance and conviction. God is so good! May we bless others with his word this season.

God thank you for your Love, your Grace, your Tender Mercies, your Discipline, and for the answered and not answered prayers thank you for all that you do but over all thank you for giving your Son to die for my sins, my trespasses and my disobedience. I am grateful and thankful for serving and being your child. Love Daddy

I am challenged by the thought of how to pass this habit of gratitude to the next generation. Our family has endured divorce alongside the death of my mom and now that we are a few years removed from the acute stress of that, we are also less-intentional to look for the good.

I am grateful that I found this wonderful resource for Thanksgiving and learning how to thank God IN all things not for all things. I have had a very difficult 6 yes physically and the enemy it trying his best to tear me down with my marriage and my health. This is the 1st I have heard of SRT series of studies of the Bible. I think God was leading me to this because he has seen my struggles.

Been spending more time with God in prayer, because I know that is where he is the nearest to me. My throat too has been closed of thanksgiving.

Paid studies is an offering that I get back in. Will pray for the outpouring of this blessing for this community

So thankful for this community! Thankful and praising God for His goodness as my husband and I are currently expecting our first child. However, I am in the first trimester and finding it so hard to not notice every little cramp, nausea, and symptom and not be fearful for the baby. Praying for safety for this child, yes, but praying that God uses this pregnancy as a way to remind me that it is He who is ultimately in control of all things- His will is holy and right. Prayers to loosen my fist and give it all up to God, who has it all already.

Heather Schmudlach that makes so much sense. I have felt that way often. I will pray for you. I am so thankful for this study. I need it desperately, I have been struggling for a few months now. Currently I am asking for prayer for our heater, it seems to turn off at night when the cold is the worst and I get the worried about our baby.

Girl same! Just got married, also a teacher, also burnt out. God is so so good. Even in the busyness, He is teaching me to be patient and to listen to His voice for what He is calling me to do next. Praying for you, your kiddos, and your future spouse!!

I am excited for this study. It is very much needed. I am struggling with not being content with my job and our house. I need a new and fresh perspective in the great things I already have. Does that make sense? Does anyone have these issues?

Oh Hope, I do pray for you, your family and your dad. I pray for healing for your dad, strength and peace for your family and for the healthcare team as they make so many decisions in the care of your dad. I pray for miracles in rehab.

Thankful for the season I am walking into and the new chapter being written. I am thankful for friends and colleagues, family and church members. I am Thankful for Pastors and this amazing Florida weather!

So excited for this study. In a time of depression, God spoke to me to write down through my life where he had supernaturally met a need. I started writing with getting 10 things down. Well, I filled page after page of ways that it had to be only God! I b know write down three things everyday that i am thankful for that day. Once you start it is hard to stop.

Thankful for this community. I rarely comment but I read your encouraging posts and pray for the requests. God has brought me to this same Scripture in I Chronicles 3 times this week, I love that! Would really appreciate prayers for my husband and I as we have the opportunity to speak at a conference together tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. Prayers for us to be filled with His Spirit and to share exactly what HE wants us to say. May He be glorified.

Today, I am truly grateful for the healing power of our Heavenly Father. I am going on a year of being in remission. I have leaned on God more than ever since I was diagnosed with cancer. Myself, my boyfriend, and my family are very thankful that God healed me and we will forever give thanks to Him.

I, by nature, tend to focus on the negative and do not see all the good in my life. As I was journaling today, I made a list of things I am thankful for that are just everyday things, my family, coffee, and my job among others. I have a lot to be thankful for, and I need to see that. Lord give me a thankful heart.

Lord, I am truly grateful for all that you do. Help me to always remain in a posture of thankfulness in good times and bad. I know that you are always working things out for our good! Thank you, Lord!

Praise and thankfulness go hand in hand in my mind. I realize they are different, but find it difficult to separate them in prayer and worship. Pondering the ACTS prayer model of Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication (prayer requests).

Father God, help us to thank You during this autumn season, and always. Thank You for this wonderful time of year, and for this very timely She Reads Truth study. May the habits and disciplines of thanking You that You grow through this season and Bible Study build a strong lifelong foundation of gratitude, praise and thanksgiving in our hearts. Amen!

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