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Pastor's
ThoughtsHave you ever thought how important the little word “thanks” is in our everyday relationships. Most of us take for granted the things we receive, especially little things that are done for us. The big things, yes, for they 'take more effort to do' so thanks is in order. In reality, it is the little things that help us the most. Little things are not always noticed, they are so 'common' and not worthy of thanks or so we think. But if we would stop for a moment, we would realize that every act of kindness or help requires effort by someone who felt to do something nice for us. Thanks is a word that expresses appreciation for a kind deed performed. The other party feels their act of kindness was noticed and acknowledged. We feel good because it was done for us. They feel good because it was noticed and appreciated. In one sense, 'thanks' is a reward, our pay for doing something nice. Thanks then, is a powerful word that tends to bring pleasure to the receiver and giver alike. Thanks can be expressed in several ways all of them expressing appreciation for the deed received. Thanks can be a reciprocal deed. It can be a simple hand written card saying “Thank you for what you did for me”. It could be something more tangible such as a dollar to help pay the gas. The dollar may be refused, but the thanks it represents is long remembered. In a time when our society is so self absorbed, little acts of kindnesses help brake down these selfish attitudes. One condition of the Bible expresses for these last times is that men will be unthankful and selfish. None of us can afford to become so independent and self-sufficient that we isolate ourselves from each other. At sometime or somewhere we all will need to call on our neighbor or friend for something. Learning to say 'thanks' soon becomes a part of us and the more we will thank each other, the more likely we will thank God for the multitude of kindness we have received from Him. The more thanks we give, the more inclined God is to bless us. Part of the human attitude is, if you don't care, why should I care? You can do it for yourself. We show our uncaring attitude by simply not saying thank you. How wrong this is. Let us all strive to become more thankful both to God and each other, for blessings are derived from thankfulness. Bishop Ephesians 5:20 “Giving Thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.