Dear Diary,
#How_Much_Does_Thank_You_Cost?
Like I usually
say, my diary has some wry and melancholy tales as well as very inspiring and
life-changing tales. This is one of those life-changing experiences I had
yesterday. So, I boarded a mat (Double M) from town and sat next to a jolly
gentleman. Once I settled in my seat I made a call to someone and after
conversing for a while I concluded with, “Thanks very much, Baraka.” The
gentleman turned to me and said, “It’s long since I got a ‘thank you’. I am
impressed!” I shelved that and we conversed for a while but couldn’t avoid
thinking about it, today I still woke up thinking about the same convo… “Thank
You!” That convo really brought me to a solemn consciousness. That gentleman
hasn’t gotten a ‘thank you’ for a while, why? Is it that he hasn’t done
anything to someone that warrants a thank you? When do we say thank you? Just
how much does “Thank You” cost? Why are we stingy with its application? Is
“Thank You” just a cliché? To be very honest, countless times I have forgotten
to say thank you for small favors I have received from family and friends.
Worse, there are times my “Thank You” has been superficial. Worst, there are lots
of things I haven’t thanked God for, instead I have whined about what I don’t
have.
When is the last
time you generously said a genuine thank you to someone and/or to God? If you
are deeply and authentically grateful to someone/God you express the emotion
with the words “Thank You” but sometimes we’re perfunctory and tend to cheapen
it by promising to reciprocate the favor we have received. One of the
unfortunate characteristics of the last days is a lack of thanksgiving, 2 Tim
3:2. Ouch! When Jesus met the ten lepers on his way to Jerusalem, they all
asked to be healed, Luke 17:11-19. As the lepers went to show themselves to the
priests as commanded by Jesus, they were healed. However, only one returned to
thank Him. “Were not all ten cleansed?” He asked. It is important to thank
people for small and big favors, above all else God is worthy of our
thanksgiving.
Certainly, we
cannot adequately praise and worship God without also being thankful. The Bible
has prominent and imperative calls to give thanks to God. Actually, we are to
“enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His Courts with praise; be
thankful unto Him, and bless His name.” We give thanks to God for who He is; He
is good and His love endures forever, Psalm 106:1; 107:1; 118:1; 136:1; 1 Chr.
16:34. Thank God for salvation and opportunity to serve Him, 1 Tim 1:12–13.In
fact it is God’s will to give thanks in all circumstances, 1 Thes 5:18. It
should be a natural way of life for us, flowing from our hearts and mouths. We
must thank God because everything we have is indeed a gift from Him, James 1:17.
I believe thanksgiving unlocks many doors and brings showers of blessings.
Don’t be stingy
with the application of “Thank You”
Faithful Scribbler,
NzakuNashipae
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