Thanksgiving to God changes our perspectives on circumstances in life.

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Everything Give
Thanks
Thanksgiving to God
changes our perspectives
on circumstances in life.
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Scripture:
1 Thessalonians 5:17-18
“Pray without ceasing. In
every thing give thanks: for
this is the will of God in
Christ Jesus concerning
you.”
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Materials
• Several pairs of scissors
• newspapers and magazines
• blank thank you notes
• pens or pencils
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Preparation
Set the scissors and the pile of
newspapers and magazines in
the center of the room / table.
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What to Do
1. “Search through the
newspapers and
magazines and find
one story about
someone
experiencing either
good or bad
circumstances. Cut
out the story using
the scissors for easy
reference.”
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2. Once everyone has a
story, collect them
into a pile and shuffle
them up. Walk around
the room and ask
each youth to take the
story on the top of the
pile.
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3. Give each person a
blank thank you note
and a pen or pencil.
4. “Read through the
story you’ve been
given and write a
thank you note to
God. Express how
you would be
thankful in the
circumstances your
story describes.”
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5. When youth have
finished writing their
Thank You notes, have
each youth, in turn,
read his or her thank
you note aloud. (You
cab do this in pairs or
small groups if you
have many youth group
members).
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6. Then youth to
respond to each
circumstance: “In
the circumstance
you read about,
how would being
thankful affect your
perspective?”
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Take it to the Next Level
God wants us to be
thankful in all
circumstances — in both
good situations and bad
ones. Being thankful
changes our perspective.
It helps us take our eyes
off ourselves and the
circumstances and look to
God instead.
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Closing
Finish the meeting by
having a time of
prayer where each
youth can have an
opportunity to
express prayerful
thanks to God for the
events in their lives.
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