Thanksgiving is about giving thanks.
Thanksgiving is about giving thanks.
It is not about food, nor sports, nor the start of Christmas shopping. It is about: expressing appreciation to a wonderful God who provides for us, thanking God for His love, thanking God for our lives, and thanking God for making eternal life available to anyone who will believe. It is about thanking God for others, for homes, for food, for health, for dear friendships, for the people who enrich our lives, for eyes to see, ears to hear, and lungs that work. It is about thanking God for our parents, for our husband or wife, for our children and grandchildren. It is about thanking God for our jobs and income, and for shelter from the cold.
Thanksgiving is about giving, not about taking. Too often we make the whole flow of events surrounding Thanksgiving Day geared to fulfilling our selfish desires, rather than blessing others. Thanksgiving is about others not ourselves. It is about intangibles as well as tangibles. It is about attitude. It is giving, and it is appreciating what has been so graciously provided to us by God. Giving thanks moves outwards, not inwards. It requires sharing and expressing love.
You may think that things are going so bad for you this year that you have no reason to give thanks. Think again! The truth is that the more difficult our life situation becomes, the greater is our need to give thanks. Those with much often depend upon themselves rather than God. Those will little understand that God is the source of their daily bread and provisions. The less you have, the more you value it, and the One who made it possible.
Why not spend some time giving thanks this year?
After all, Thanksgiving requires giving thanks.
