Thoughts about Thanksgiving:
We just aren't all that thankful.... This was my conclusion the more I thought about it over the holiday. I mean, I'd like to think that I'm a thankful person and that when I'm not being thankful it's only because I'm a "realist" or just "feeling a little cranky". The truth is that often I find myself complaining when things don't go my way instead of "being thankful in all circumstances" like the scripture says in 1 Thess. 5:18.
How can you be thankful in "all circumstances"?
What about when you lose a loved one, or are diagnosed with a disease, or if your marriage is falling apart and you're going through a divorce? What is there to be thankful for in those situations?
Notice the scripture says to be thankful "in" all circumstances not thankful "for" all circumstances. God's promise to us is that in our darkest day, at our most difficult moment, when we feel most abandoned, He is there. His promise is His presence.... And for that we can be thankful.
Anyways.... there's so much more to share but then I wouldn't be giving anyone else a chance to share their thoughts. Feel free to chime in.
