Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

In just a few weeks, we'll be celebrating one of my favorite holiday... Thanksgiving Day.  There are lots of reasons I enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday:  family, feasting, and football.  I also enjoy the day because it doesn't come with all the commercialism associated with our other big holidays, like Easter & Christmas.  Thanksgiving Day has remained relatively simple.

But there's another reason why I like Thanksgiving so much.  It's a day in which we make the extra effort to reflect on all of the blessings in our lives and give thanks to the One from whom all blessings flow... our great and gracious Heavenly Father.

I've often thought, "Why is it that we only stop once a year to say "thank you" to God for all of His blessings?"  I suppose one could argue that if it weren't for this one specially designated day, we might never stop and to give thanks.

Shouldn't everyday be a day of thanksgiving?  Charles Dickens once said that we Americans have it backwards.  Instead of just one day in which to give thanks, we should have 364; with the one day reserved for complaining.

Here's what I want to suggest to you... make every day, especially between now and November 22, a Thanksgiving day.  Stop and consider the blessings you enjoy and say "Thank You" to God for all He has done for you.

Below are some of the things for which I am most thankful.  Please feel free to add your own to the list.

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

 I AM THANKFUL FOR...
   - My loving & support wife
   - My children & grandchildren
   - My health
   - My church
   - My friends
   - My Savior, Jesus Christ