Good morning! I hope you had a great weekend and have entered this week refreshed and energized.
This week, here in the United States, we will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday. During Thanksgiving families traditionally come together to celebrate around the dinner table with a feast of turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. This meal is generally followed up with football games, naps in the easy chair and preparation for the Christmas sales on Friday.
Could it be that we’re missing something in all of this “tradition?” The roots of Thanksgiving have always been grounded in “thankfulness.” We live in a time of rampant consumerism where provision is taken for granted, but have you really considered the source of those provisions?
If it weren’t for the gift of life you wouldn’t even exist. The sunrise every morning, you don’t control it. The moonbeam, you don’t make it shine. If it weren’t for protection you might have been a statistic. If it weren’t for Jesus, you would not know God’s grace.Colossians 2:7 (NLT)
Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him, so you will grow in faith, strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives overflow with thanksgiving for all he has done.
When you really stop to think about it, there is much to be thankful for. This week, I want to challenge you to do just that…think about it. Take an hour or so this week, get alone with a pen and paper in hand, and make a list of all that God has done for you this year. Then take time to say “thank you.” Make prayer a priority this year and not just a meal time blessing.
Thanksgiving without true gratitude is a contradiction.
Until next Monday, may God’s richest blessings be yours this week.
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