We do not forget to turn to God. Especially in difficult life situations. And there are problems with gratitude. In the church environment there is a parable on this topic.
One angel is resting on a cloud, while the other flies back and forth. And the first asks the second: “Why are you flying?” He replies: "I carry requests to God." What are you lying about? To which the first angel answers: “And I am wearing thanks to God.”
And it makes me kind of sad. God remembers to wake us up in the morning, but how do we respond to Him? By and large, no way.
What is gratitude?
This is an expression of gratitude for some good done. If you disassemble the composition of the word, it turns out "thank you". That is, thanks to the Creator, we express our recognition to Him. And my love.
Proper gratitude
How to thank God the right way? Is it better to use the word "thank you" or "thank you"? The last word would be more correct. Because "thank you" is interpreted as"God save." And God has no need and nothing to be saved from. He himself is the Savior of the human race.
Thank you for what?
For everything. For every day that comes and goes. Because we are he althy. For the fact that God gives us the opportunity to walk the earth, breathe the air. In sickness and sorrow, you also need to thank the Lord God. For without His will nothing happens. He rules the world. And if the Lord allowed sorrow to come to us, it means that we need it.
Don't forget every day
Thank God for the day that has come and gone is a must. The Lord does not forget about us, grants life days. And it is necessary to treat His gifts with gratitude.
How to bring it to the Lord daily? With the help of prayer rules. There are special morning prayers and prayers for the coming dream. We woke up, picked up a prayer book, thanked for the awakening. We go to bed, also take a prayer book and pray at night. Thank you for another day lived and we ask for protection for the coming dream.
You can add your own to prayerful gratitude. In my own words, coming from my soul.
Life is a gift from God
How often do we hear the following words: I thank God for the life given to me? Alas, no. And this must be done. Give thanks for the fact that the Lord allowed us to come into this world, to see it with our own eyes, to become part of the universe created by the Lord.
How to give thanks for the priceless gift - life? Order a thanksgiving prayer to the Lord. Pray at home in your own words. get offto the temple, put a candle and pray in front of the icon and the Crucifixion of the Lord.
In sorrow and sickness
How to thank God at the time of illness, sadness and grief? When our wings are clipped and we don't want anything. What is it like to fly, we crawl with difficulty. Everyone has been through this.
How to deal with this condition? Well, first of all, we should always remember that all our sorrows are sent by God. He has prepared a way for everyone to be saved. And God leads the foolish man in this way. And the person grumbles and is indignant, trying to escape from the Savior and go on his own. And of course, like a small child, he falls, fills himself with bumps and does not understand why this happened. Sickness and sorrow are sent to admonish those who are especially independent.
Secondly, don't lose heart. No matter how bad it is. Despondency is the most terrible enemy of man. When people lose heart, everything falls out of hand, thoughts go around one. The person stops fighting and starts to slowly give up.
How to get back to wrestling? Get out of depression? We must thank God for sent sorrows and illnesses. Read the thanksgiving akathist "Glory to God for everything." This akathist is sold in any church shop, its price is quite affordable.
For the family
Everyone has a family. For some it is only parents, for others it is a spouse and children. And the phrase “thank God for mom and dad”, unfortunately, is almost impossible to hear from children. Of course, in Christian pious families, where children are taught to pray and thank the Lord from a young age, there may be somethingsimilar. But in ordinary life, quarrels with loved ones occur more often than gratitude to God for the fact that they exist.
And it needs to be lifted up. For the fact that the parents are alive and well, the husband does not drink and does not walk, the children study, and do not disappear in a bad company on the street. More often we swear at children, they say they sit at the computer all day. What's the point of this swearing? Pray and God will help solve the problem.
For help
It's okay to ask God for something. Every day people ask their Creator about their worldly problems and needs. The Lord helps if this request is not to the detriment of a person. And what? The petitioner, having received what he wants, immediately forgets about God. Until the next time you turn to Him for your needs. Is this right?
When we help a person, and they don’t say “thank you” in response, it hurts. And what about a God who loves his creation and helps him? The Lord patiently endures our ingratitude. But this is wrong, God helped you, and thank him. Help comes through neighbors, friends, acquaintances. And sometimes God manages in such a way that a person receives help from where he did not expect. And we thank those people who helped us to fulfill the desired. Forgetting to thank God.
How to thank God for help in fulfilling a request? Go to church and order a thanksgiving service. Put a candle, thank you in your own words, standing in front of the icon of the Savior or His Crucifixion.
If it is not possible to visit the temple, read the akathist “Glory to God for everything” at home. Stand in front of the icons, talk to God in your own words, thankHis wholeheartedly.
You need to know
Thank God more often for everything that happens in life. Remembering that the ways of the Lord are inscrutable. We think it should be like this, and God knows what is best for you and me.
Go to the temple, offer your prayers in the house of God. Confess, partake of the Holy Mysteries of Christ. And be sure to wear a cross. The cross is “the bell around the neck of God's sheep.”
General rules for visiting the temple
We sometimes run into the temple to light candles. Someone submits notes about the he alth and repose of loved ones. But how often do we attend church services? Mostly very, very rare.
How to prepare for the service? How to get there? What is needed for that? How to get to confession and take communion? All this in order.
- Preparing for the service, if a person does not plan to receive communion, does not require any effort. You just need to find out the schedule of services of the nearest temple and go to the service there.
- You need to come to the service in advance, not late. This will help to light candles without fuss, venerate icons, ask the Lord for something and thank Him.
- It is advisable for women to attend worship in a skirt. The head must be covered with a scarf or hat.
- A man comes to the temple in trousers. Shorts are not allowed.
- During critical days, a woman is allowed to enter the temple. But you can not put candles, kiss the icons and touch the shrine. Blessing from the priest these days to takeyou can.
- Those who wish to confess and take communion must prepare for these Sacraments.
- We confess our sins. In the face of the Lord, and the conductor between us and God is the priest. Before you go to confession, you need to sit down and think seriously. Disturb your memory in search of the sins hidden in it. For those who confess for the first time, there is a special help book with a list of all major sins. It is sold in church shops.
- The communicants are preparing to start the Sacrament as follows: they fast for three days - they do not eat meat, dairy products and all products related to animals. In the evening, on the eve of Communion, you need to subtract prayers for Holy Communion, as well as three canons. Lord, Mother of God and Guardian Angel.
- Do not eat in the morning before Communion. First, they go to the priest for confession, and then, having received his blessing for Communion, they proceed to this Sacrament.
- After Communion, it is necessary to listen to the words of the thanksgiving service. This is the question of how to thank God. Prayers of thanksgiving after Holy Communion can and should be read at home. We thank God for allowing us to take communion, accepting repentant sinners and admitting us to Himself.
Reading at home
At home, you can read not only akathists and prayers. Morning and evening prayers, the Gospel - at least a chapter a day, the Ps alter - daily according to kathisma, this is the basic minimum rule of an Orthodox Christian.
If there is time and opportunity, you can read an akathistsaint, who is most often resorted to for help. For some it is Nicholas the Wonderworker, for others it is Sergius of Radonezh. Matrona of Moscow and Xenia of Petersburg also help us, and every saint will help if a person sincerely asks him for something. After the request has been fulfilled, do not forget to thank the Lord God and the saint who was addressed.
Conclusion
So, how to thank God? This can be done in the temple by ordering a thanksgiving service. Or you can do it at home by reading the akathist “Glory to God for everything.” Every day you need to thank the Lord, bringing him prayers in the morning and evening. Do not be afraid to turn to God in your own words, sincere and heartfelt.
And probably the most important gratitude is to live according to the commandments of God. To fulfill the law that the Lord himself has decreed for each of us. Go to church, repent, partake of the Holy Mysteries of Christ. In general, thank God with your correct, Christian life, wise attitude towards your loved ones. Do not offend anyone, do not condemn and remember that "each sheep will be hung by its tail."
