Give Thanks

Give thanks - it almost sounds like a command: give thanks, or else!

Or else what?

• You won't recognize the blessing in the big and small things
• You will be a sourpuss because you feel life isn't fair
• You may become self-absorbed
• You may become weighed down by your circumstances
• You may say an unkind word
• You may lose sight of what's really important

So...
If the turkey is taking forever to cook  - give thanks, you have a turkey.
If no one wants to help with the cooking - give thanks and do what you can.
If the black sheep of the family comes over for dinner - give thanks for them, at least they're here and continue to pray for them.
If you're home by yourself - give thanks for a roof over your head and invite another person over.
If job searching is wearing you down - give thanks for life, hope, and resilience
If you are missing a loved one - give thanks that you will be reunited in heaven; give thanks for life.

So, in spite of everything that is going on in my life, right now and always I will cultivate an attitude of gratitude.

.....stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening ... 1 Chronicles 23:30

It is good to give thanks to the LORD and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High ... Psalms 92:1.

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! ... 2 Corinthians  9:15.

Give thanks; its a choice.  Choose to be grateful. Will you?