Thanksgiving: Giving Thanks for Our Blessings

It's a holiday that comes just once a year. Often what comes to mind is turkey and all of the delicious food that goes with it, the scrumptious deserts, and the feeling afterwards of having eaten too much and wishing we hadn't. Somewhere in the day, we might manage to remember the things we're thankful for.

It's a good thing to thank God for what He's given us. It's a good thing to be appreciative of all the blessings He's bestowed upon us. But it's terrible that we seem to forget this throughout the year, and only set aside one day out of the year to thank Him. And all that ‘thanking' in the midst of stuffing ourselves til we are miserable!

Everywhere you go, you'll probably hear someone somewhere griping and complaining about something. It's too hot, the sun's too bright, their clothes don't look or fit right, they want a new car, they hate their job, the food is yucky, the paint color is all wrong, the kids are too loud, their spouse just isn't as loving as they used to be, etc. It's like nothing is right, and everything's all wrong. What's wrong with this picture?

Rather than complain and mumble about our dislikes, when's the last time we thanked God for giving us what He has, regardless of how we felt about whatever it was? We are so blessed that it's almost a shame, especially when those so blessed seem to never see those blessings.