Thankful

As our nation celebrates Thanksgiving this Thursday, it would be good of us to take some time and be thankful. I Thes. 5:16-18 says, "Be joyful always: pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." And Eph. 5:19,20 says to "speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."

I have a friend that for the past ten years has every day written down 5 things that he is thankful to the Lord for. It has revolutionized his life. He told me that he has become perpetually thankful all the time. That does not mean that everything has always gone the way he would choose, but it does mean that he, with thanksgiving, trusts the Lord.

I encourage you this holiday season to make intentional strides to be a more thankful person. Not only will your life be more joyful, but so will the lives of all those you come in contact with.