Thankfulness is a posture of humility!
When you raise your hands toward Heaven, when you tithe, when you express gratitude to GOD, these are all expressions of humility. Which of these can be the most challenging? Think about it.
There is competition for your adoration, your affection, your attention, and your commitment. There are three ways of thinking: the Way of The Kingdom, the way of religion, and the way of politics. Where is your focus?
The political spirit is humanism: man at the center of everything. It doesn’t mind a belief in GOD, just don’t bring HIM into the equation. That is the erroneous argument of the separation of church and state. Can GOD be truly separated from any of HIS creation?
The religious spirit has GOD at the center of everything, but HE is impersonal and powerless. HE is there in concept and theme, but not in relationship, not in power, not in Presence.
Jesus had to remind the disciples of Kingdom principles.
Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 8:
13 And He left them, and getting into the boat again, departed to the other side.
14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat.
15 Then He charged them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
16 And they (the disciples) reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have no bread.”
17 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?
18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?
19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.”
20 “Also, when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of fragments did you take up?” And they said, “Seven.”
21 So He said to them, “How is it you do not understand?”
When we experience the supernatural, why is it we forget and return to the natural? Jesus made that very point with the disciples. Hardness of heart will keep us from walking in the supernatural. The disciples experienced the supernatural, yet their hearts were still hardened.
Once you receive a supernatural provision and supply, FATHER has provided you with exposure to HIS Covenant and HIS nature. From that point forward, you are meant to live from that revelation. Once I have received miracle provision, I have lost the right to start any thought process with what I don’t have.
Remembering is a choice!
You can feed your soul on anything you want to feed it on. Many people feed their soul on what GOD hasn’t done, or you can remember. It is the intentional calling to mind what you have seen and or have heard of the mighty works of GOD.
Real faith doesn’t deny the existence of a problem. Real faith denies the problem a place of influence. Your thankfulness keeps your mindset focused on GOD and HIS mighty works, especially those you have personally experienced.