When Christians prepare for a long trip, they often lift up prayers of blessing and protection. When someone in sick, believers gather to pray for healing. It is not uncommon in the Christian community to commit prayers before major events such as surgery and during major events such as lingering sickness.
As Christians, we learn to lift up prayers for many things. But what do we do when God answers our prayers? We might spend a few minutes thanking God for answering our prayers, but then we go right back to asking for more and more. Our prayers lives are important to God, and although He wants us to bring our desires before Him, we are also called to give thanks to God.
Giving thanks to God is shat should mark our thoughts and actions. J.R.Miller writes," When there was any special favor shown or blessing received, the heart's gratitude should express itself in this way...if One recovered from a dangerous sickness, his first walk abroad was to the tabernacle with his sacrifice. Should we not bring some new gift to God's altar-after every recovery from sickness, every deliverance from danger every new kindness enjoyed?"
Lamentations 3:22-23 says, "Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." God's mercy to us is new every morning, so we should come before Him every morning with an offering of thanks.
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