I’m not a big turkey aficionado, so another meat available would be the one I take. To me, turkey is not far off from my most detested meat- liver. I mean, it’s edible, but, well, I’m just not a big fan. Oh, and let’s not forget the favorite dessert of the holiday- pumpkin pie. Yummmm… NOT!!! Posted about that one a few weeks back. Anyway, tomorrow is the big day when family is coming over and I have much to be thankful for. This year there is no turkey, and there will be non- pumpkin pie for dessert. Woohoo!
We all have a lot to be thankful for:
-Freedom to believe in the Almighty, Creator God.
-Being able to see, and a computer on which to read blogs.
-Umbrellas in the rain.
-Indoor plumbing and toilets that flush.
-The ability to eat- even if it’s turkey or liver.
-Hands that can type and write.
-Breathing without assistance.
-Candy in the corner store.
-Telephones, texting, and transportation.
-Living, breathing, heart beating and able to love our families for another day.
There are at least 66 verses of Scripture that give ‘thanks’ to God. “…It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:” (Ps. 92:1) All the good and wonderful things and people in our lives are because of our Great Father in heaven. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father…” (Jm. 1:17) We all have a lot for which to be thankful, even when it seems like not much goes right in our lives. If all is going wrong, just remember, God is still right! He remains with us through everything, all the good times and the difficult times (Is. 43:2; Heb. 13:5).
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1Th. 5:18
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Eph. 5:20
In every thing and for all things we are to give thanks to God. Even if we don’t understand what’s happening, why God hasn’t answered our prayers in the way we want, even when we are hurting and feeling all alone in our pain, we can give thanks. Thanks that He never leaves us. Thanks that He is good even when we don’t ‘see’ it. Thanks that Jesus came down in mortal flesh to feel all the things we feel in life (Heb. 4:15 ), bearing our griefs and sorrows (Is. 53:4). We can be thankful that God loves us and hasn’t stopped loving us just because we fail Him over and over again.
Thank You, Lord, for Your mercy and grace in our lives.
Thank You for walking on this journey with us, and for helping us through the hard times.
Thank You for being You!
For this and more, oh Lord, we give You thanks!