What did you learn this past Thanksgiving?
This year, I completed the challenge to write down seven things I was thankful for every day, for all of November. It really helped me to pause and think about the overwhelming, overflowing, bountiful blessings in my life. Now that November is behind us, we've since flipped our calendar pages to December. I was hesitant to do it, wanting to cling to the remainder of fall that is quickly slipping through the cracks. Clinging to the attitude of gratefulness this season stirred up in my soul. Thanksgiving doesn't have to be confined to one month of the year; I know this. I also realize that I want to have this thankfulness in my heart all year round. How about you? Lord willing, I aim to write down one thing I'm thankful for in the coming new year, maybe like an early New Year's resolution. ;) Something else from this season that has stuck with me is what the Bible says about thanksgiving. One verse in particular brought it into perspective: "Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms." (Psalm 95:2) How many times do we come before God with our hearts full of thanksgiving? I don't know about you, but for me, I know it's not as much as it should be. Anyhow, this is a way we can be thankful all year long, friends! Approaching God in prayer, with thanksgiving, will go a long way in stirring up our souls to rejoice and be grateful not only in November, but in every season. :) I pray this encourages you today! What is one thing you are grateful for today? Feel free to comment below! I'm grateful for the brave men and women who fought in all our historical wars. I've been reading through a book set in WWI and it's sobering, truthful, and yet full of hope and light, too, despite the darkness we associate with the Great War. If you're interested, it's called Yours is the Night by Amanda Dykes. I highly recommend it!
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Taylor Ramsey
12/3/2021 06:52:21 am
I am grateful for morning devotions and time with the Lord!
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