{"id":23877,"date":"2026-03-11T15:18:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/bible-verses-to-live-by-in-all-things-give-thanks\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:17:09","slug":"bible-verses-to-live-by-in-all-things-give-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/bible-verses-to-live-by-in-all-things-give-thanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verses to Live By: \u2018In All Things, Give Thanks\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was the Apostle Paul who wrote in his letter to the Thessalonians, \u201cGive thanks in all circumstances,\u201d or as it\u2019s put in other translations, \u201cIn all things, give thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Every time I hear or read it, I want to say, \u201cReally, Paul? In ALL things?\u201d How to give thanks after that scary diagnosis? Why am I supposed to give thanks when I\u2019m scrounging around for money to pay taxes or the rent or even the food for dinner? Is it even possible to give thanks after <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/entertainment\/wynonna-judd-is-leaning-on-her-faith-after-her-mothers-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the death of a loved one<\/a> or the dissolution of a marriage?<\/p>\n<p>The part of that verse that\u2019s easy to forget is the end. \u201cGive thanks in all circumstances, <em>for this is God\u2019s will for you in Christ Jesus<\/em>\u201d (1Thessalonians 5:18). What on earth is Paul saying?<\/p>\n<p>Is it that thankfulness\u2014in all things\u2014is a way to stay <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/two-simple-words-to-draw-closer-to-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">close to God?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday mornings, whenever possible, I like to volunteer at our church\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/true-stories-of-answered-prayer\/at-a-soup-kitchen-prayer-goes-both-ways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soup kitchen.<\/a> It\u2019s a grab-and-go meal with an added bag of food. No questions asked. We give food to whoever shows up. Last Saturday we served 350 people.<\/p>\n<p>When I come home afterwards, I\u2019m always exhausted. I want to just lie down on the couch with my legs up. All those needy souls. From near and far, including some of those Venezuelan refugees that have been in the news recently.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite task is pouring them hot cups of coffee, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily_devotional\/every-day-a-blessing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a blessing<\/a> on a cool day. \u201cCream?\u201d we ask. \u201cSugar? Sweet\u2019N Low?\u201d We hand out the packets of sugar and the Sweet\u2019N Low and point to the stirrers. Also point out the juice and water if they want them.<\/p>\n<p>I love talking to the guests, going around and chatting with them as they wait patiently in line, and sometimes the line stretches around the block. \u201cHow are you today?\u201d \u201cIs there anything you need?\u201d \u201cCan we pray for you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/faith-prayer-devotions\/stories-of-faith-faith-prayer-devotions\/the-power-of-praying-for-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offer of prayers,<\/a> there\u2019s a table where clothes are handed out, warm jackets and sweaters for the approach of winter. Last Saturday there was a table of volunteers, offering them help for housing and other needs.<\/p>\n<p>But in all of this I don\u2019t want us to sound like smug do-gooders. Although we might feed them, they always <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/pets\/how-the-horse-she-rescued-helped-her-find-herself-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feed my soul.<\/a> Why is that?<\/p>\n<p>It is their sense of gratitude, their attitudes of thanks <em>in all circumstances.<\/em> I can hear stories of struggle, continuous struggle, but in the midst of it I will hear of thankfulness. \u201cI am blessed,\u201d many will say. <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/how-saying-grace-at-dinner-is-a-time-to-talk-to-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blessed by God,<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The stories they tell, the things that have happened to them dwarf any misfortunes I might have endured. And so often, so does their spirit. Perhaps it is for this very reason that Jesus said, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/30-ways-to-move-forward-in-faith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cBlessed are the poor.\u201d<\/a> \u201cPoor in spirit\u201d in one version, just \u201cthe poor\u201d in another version. But the message feels the same.<\/p>\n<p>It can be a lot of work to give thanks in all circumstances. \u201cEven in this, Paul?\u201d Yes, in this. Because that thankfulness will always bring you <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/lou-dean-on-growing-closer-to-god-in-the-great-outdoors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">closer to God<\/a>, and what greater blessing could there be?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was the Apostle Paul who wrote in his letter to the Thessalonians, \u201cGive thanks in all circumstances,\u201d or as it\u2019s put in other translations, \u201cIn all things, give thanks.\u201d Every time I hear or read it, I want to say, \u201cReally, Paul? In ALL things?\u201d How to give thanks after that scary diagnosis? 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