We know that this world will eventually fade away and everything in it, everything on it, and everything around it will fade away as well. The things that people have placed so much importance on, those things that so many crave, all those evil forbidden things that people seem to be drawn to, each and every one of them will also fade away as the world fades. But those who are pleasing God and doing the will of God will live forever. Therefore, for this reason, we should be thankful. God is working things out for us, even when we don’t see it or feel it. We just need to keep our faith in God and be thankful for all that he has given us. There is always something to be thankful for, if we would just look.
It has been said that the more thankful we are, the more we attract things to be thankful for. Those who take life day by day, complain very little, and are thankful for the things in life, for they are happy. Scripture tells us to “always give thanks for everything to our God and Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20 TLB). Maybe this is why those who are thankful for the things in life are happy.
