Well, it’s that time of year again!
We gather with family, eat more than we should, laugh and talk around the table sharing memories…
what a wonderful effect celebrating Thanksgiving can have on us.
Many people, including myself, will reflect on the things in their life that they are thankful for:
Our spouse
Our children
Our parents
Our siblings
Our children
Our parents
Our siblings
Our jobs
All the necessities of life
and the list
goes
on…
I know as Christians we want to be thankful, but at times people or circumstances can make it difficult to accomplish.
Lord help us!
Colossians 3:15 says,
…and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you are called in one body, and be thankful.
Psalms 100: 4-5 says,
…enter His gates with thanksgiving and to enter His courts with praise, be thankful unto Him and bless His holy name.
God calls us to be thankful in all things, at all times, because of His great provision and love for us.
His care covers us, sustains us, and carries us through challenges in life that call us to thankfulness.
When we look at how He provides for us, we see His hand of provision through
every circumstance that faces us daily.
I want to encourage us to look at the things we encounter every day and give thanks for all the things the Lord is doing in our lives.
Let’s try every day to think of things to honor the Lord, allowing us to give Him thanks for all things.
It is amazing how the Lord works!
I started this blog last week just to find myself challenged to be thankful every day. This week has been a real test for me, but with God’s grace I am bound and determined to practice thankfulness continually.
With God’s help, you can too.
Author:
Ken Drew
Jesus Follower, Husband, Father, Grandfather and Elder at Faith Assembly