Thanksgiving is so important to God, that He sets His protocol around it. The Psalmist said, "I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart and His courts with praise." When we come into the presence of God, with an awareness of who He truly is, our first response should not be, to get out our wish list or to complain about our lives. It is easy to become so distracted with our lives and what is happening TO us, that we can forget how good God has already been FOR us. Determine that you will give God praise NOW! Give Him thanks for what He ALREADY HAS DONE!