BEING THANKFUL-WITH A FOCUS ON THANKFULNESS 

IS A MINDFUL THOUGHT OF CONSCIOUSNESS 

IT IS A PREEMINENT STATE OF AN ULTIMATE MINDSET

WHEN WE GIVE THANKS-GOD GIVES US AS HUMANS MORE TO BE THANKFUL FOR

AND WHEN WE THANK GOD-WE ACKNOWLEDGE & REVERENCE HIM

~FOR WHO HE IS, AS WELL AS, FOR WHAT HE DOES, AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO

 WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL TO OTHERS SUCH AS FAMILY & FRIENDS

~AND FOR THE SOVEREIGNTY AND POWER OF AUTHORITY

WHAT DOES THE BIBLICAL CONNOTATION & REVELATION SAY ABOUT BEING THANKFUL-THANKFULNESS & GRATITUDE?

Mat 25:40, Verily I say unto you, inasmuch, as you have done it to one of the least of these, you have done it to me”

1 Thess 5:16-18, Be Joyful always, never cease praying, No matter what happens; Keep Thanking God, In The Name of Jesus, This is exactly what God wants us to do”

Being A “Thankful Person’, means that one is aware of:

• God’s work in the World

• His work in the Church and the Family

• And IN Our Own Life-As We Express Gratitude & Appreciation to HIM

MAKING A BETTER INFORMED DECISION REGARDING THE UNDERSTANDING OF “THANKFULNESS & GRATITUDE”

THANKFULNESS IS MORE DIRECT THAN GRATITUDE IT GIVES YOU A SPECIAL FEELING ABOUT SOMEONE WHO HAS:

• HELPED YOU WITH A WORK PROJECT

• A FAMILY MEMBER WHO MAY HAVE GIVEN YOU A  NICE GIFT FOR XMAS

• OR A FRIEND WHO LISTENED TO YOU ABOUT VENTING  YOUR WORRIES ABOUT OBSTACLES AND CHALLENGES IN LIFE

• IT IS BOTH PRUDENT AND WISE TO ALWAYS BE THANKFUL WHEN OTHERS GO OUT OF THERE TO:

• GIVE YOU A BREAK AND GENERALLY MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR YOU, ME THUS ‘US’

WHEN WE PRACTICE THE BENEFITS OF “GRATITUDE”

• IT GIVES GREATER LIFE SATISFACTION

• IMPROVES HEALTH-IMPROVES RELATIONSHIPS

• EHHNACES PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL & MENTAL WELL-BEING

• KEEPS THE MIND AND BODY STRONG

• IT HELPS TO UTILIZE POSITIVE COPING STRATEGIES TO BETTER DEAL WITH STRESS-WHICH CAN BE A KILLER WHEN NOT MANAGED EFFECTIVELY 

• IT HELPS TO BETTER SEEK & DISCOVER “INNER PEACE”

• ALLOWS ONE TO BE GENTLE, EXPRESS KINDNESS AND EMBRACE FORGIVENESS, LIVE VALUES, AND PROMOTE PEACE

Source: 2002 study published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology { A focus on Spirituality and emotional well-being} Edited, structured, and written by Steve Braxton,sbrax57@gmail.com, http://sbrax-on-point.blogspot.com