Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

“Give thanks to the LORD for he is good,his mercy endures forever!”Let that be the prayer of the LORD’s redeemed,those redeemed from the hand of the foe, Those gathered from foreign lands, from east and west, from north and south.” ~ Psalm 107:1-3

Thanksgiving does not have to be just one day that we give thanks but everyday of our lives. Each day is a blessing from God. Each day is a new start. We tend to just ask for things in prayer but if we start with what we are thankful for, we may see that we might have prayed for, we do not really need. That what we have fills us and out wants are less. 

    Many people lost so much these past few weeks along the shore due to Sandy and yet many of those people are thankful for many things. They were thankful they made it out alive and that people came to their aid. People took a stand and helped each other. Neighbors helped Neighbors. People opened their homes to family and friends. Many people donated money, food, clothing and their time to help. This is the kind of things that those who lost are thankful for on this day. 

     Sometimes it takes such an event for us to see what we do have in our lives. During harder times we do see what we do have better then when things are going well. We tend to take things for granted. Same thing happens with God. We are asking and asking and rarely ever Thanking Him for the good things in life. 

       Take some time during the day to say Thank You for what you do have around you and for the people that are around you also. Friends and Family is something that we can Thank for everyday. God uses them to help us and they become His hands and feet here on earth. They comfort us when things are not going so well. It is a blessing to have people in your life. We complain more about those who wronged us but we really need t focus on the ones who are there for us. We need to be thankful for them. Be thankful for the food, the clothes, the roof over your head, your job etc... They may not be fully everything that you wanted but at the least you have something. Really take notice of what you do have then not.

         This is the season of giving. Giving gifts and giving thanks. Remember what God has given you in your life and the gift of Jesus to the world.  I know this blog is like yesterdays but i really feel that we need to be reminded of what we have and thank God for it all. 

Until tomorrow, God Bless, and remember to take notice of what you do have and be thankful for them.