WELL WELL WELL look what time of year is upon us. Thanksgiving!! Finally, the time for us to eat until we want to explode and it's okay. Honestly, I've never been a huge fan of Thanksgiving, besides the chocolate chip cookies. However, this year I've been thinking a lot and I'd like to just share a couple of things that I've been thinking about.
I was at church this past week and I was thinking about Thanksgiving and giving thanks in general. Normally when I pray, I start off by thanking God for all of the amazing things he has done for me, and it occurred to me how around Thanksgiving, society tends to focus on "what we're thankful for". The children's message was about thinking about what they were thankful for. The pastor reminded us to give thanks for the amazing things we have.
And that resonated with me for some reason. November seems to be the time that we focus on what we're thankful for. However, why aren't we giving thanks everyday? There is something to be thankful for everyday whether we realize it or not. The pastor told a story during church about a man who wanted to write a thank you note everyday for a year. That's 365 letters. He said how for the first couple of days, the man had no problem writing,. He wrote letters to his friends and family. After a while though, he ran out of immediate friends and family to thank. But he realized that the little things in life often go unthanked.
That is something that struck me. We say thanks for holding the door open and getting food, but when someone asks us how we are or how are day is, those little things should be thanked too. The waitress at Starbucks who takes the time to know you by name and know your order should be thanked for caring.
I often think that we don't thank enough. Our God is so good and does so much for us, but how often do we stop and thank him for his impact in our lives. Or how often do we thank him in the tough times? He has done so much for us, and we should thank him and people around us everyday, not just one day of the year.
So enjoy the turkey and pumpkin pie, but don't forget to give thanks with a grateful heart.
P.S. I've decided my little tag is going to be a song every week. This song has been our closing song at church for the past week and it really reminds me of how GOOD OUR GOD IS!
Have a great week, God bless!
