Spiritual Disciplines: T is for Thanksgiving (The F-A-C-T-S on Prayer)

Faith is the entryway to prayer; adoration unshackles us from preoccupation with self; confession is the key to forgiveness, and thanksgiving is the gateway to righteousness. “Open for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous may enter. I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.” As William Hendriksen has well said, “Prayer without thanksgiving is like a bird without wings.” Scripture exhorts us to “enter his gates with thanksgiving.” F-A-C-T-S is an acronym that Hank Hanegraaff, host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast developed to provide a means to help us remember what prayer is–a place in which our harried requests may give way to the quiet of union with the Lover of our souls. Find out more in Hank’s new book, Truth Matters, Life Matters More.