Thanksgiving

"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever." - Psalm 136:1

Happy belated Thanksgiving. I hope you all had a good holiday, spent quality time with friends and family, ate good food, watched football, and, most importantly, thought about all you had to be thankful for.

I've been thinking lately, we live in a time where it seems like there isn't much to be thankful for. The economy sucks, we just had an election so you might be upset about that, there is genocide and war going on, things like the terrorist attacks in India, and other more personal things that don't make the news. Just watching the news or reading the newspaper, one might think whats the point of a holiday like Thanksgiving when there seems like there is nothing to be thankful for.

But whether you know it or not, there is A LOT to be thankful for and if we aren't careful to pause and think about our many blessings, we can get lost in a sea of bad news that floods the airwaves. Think about all of the little things. You are breathing right now. Every breath is something we should be thankful for. It's something we are so used to doing, we do it automatically, in our sleep but we have to do it to live. Think about that and take a big deep breath.

Also, think about what you should be thankful for right now. If you are reading this, your eyes are working, you probably had some sort of education, you have access to a computer, and on top of that, Internet access. All of these things are things that most people, including myself, take for granted. But there are millions of people who wish they could have these things.

This post isn't meant to be a soap box. I'm not trying to tell those who are going through a hard time to suck it up. This is just a reminder to those who may think that they don't have much to be thankful for. I know I find a lot of comfort when I think about all that I have to be thankful for. However, the most important thing we should remember is what the verse at the beginning of this post says. God's love endures forever. He loves us even though we don't deserve it. He doesn't have to love us but He does. So if you're down this holiday season remember God loves us. God is outside of our circumstances. Just because there is pain and turmoil in the world doesn't mean God has gone away. He still exists and He still loves. So lets all give thanks for all of our blessings.