Since when did the Christmas season begin in early November? Every year it seems we start a little earlier putting up lights, trees and blow-up Santas. For some reason, this year it is really bothering me. I love the Christmas season, don't get me wrong, but we seem to forget that there is a holiday inbetween Halloween and Christmas and it too is very important, at least to me it is.
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks and a time for reflection before the Christmas season. A time to remember and prepare for the coming joy that is Christ's birth. In our busy lives, we often forget to give thanks. We many say a blessing at dinnertime, but has that just become routine? Are we really thankful for our many blessings and our food and the fact that we are fed by HIS hands? Take time this Thanksgiving week to remember and give thanks where thanks is due. Thank God for your many blessings, but just don't bulk them into a 5 line prayer before a meal. Sit down with God, talk to Him and thank Him for specific blessings. Spend a little extra time with the Father, for He is the provider, Jehovah Jireh, and without Him, there would be nothing worth celebrating this holiday season.
What are you Thankful for?
The Bread of Life
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I'm thankful that all 6 of my children will be gathered around my Thanksgiving table come Thursday. I'm already looking forward to the laughter -- even above the food!
But on a much wider scale, this morning during my Scripture reading, I realized that 4 women's names appear in the genealogy of Christ. Each with questionable pasts. I'm grateful for a God who redeems, renews, and restores.
So much to be thankful for!
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