“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” (Colossians 3:17, ESV)
With every action we do one of two things, we either curse God or we thank Him.
Paul encouraged our brothers and sisters in Colossae to thank God with every action in life, whether it be in what they said or what they did. How did they go about doing this? Obviously, they did not walk around verbally saying “thank you, God” every moment, nor did they write “thank you, God” on a whiteboard a million times each day. According to Paul, the way we “thank God” is by living our life in the name of Jesus Christ. This means not being concerned with opinions that have the appearance of wisdom (Col 2:23) nor being filled with what is earthly (Col 3:5-9). Instead, think and act like Christ by setting our mind on things that are above (Col 3:2). This means regardless of the situation (even when somebody “makes us so angry”) we fill our actions our words and our thoughts with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, forgiveness, and above all else, love (Col 3:12–14).
In short, we thank God through Jesus Christ by emulating Him.
Let your light shine!