Being Thankful

Today is thanksgiving, and I thought it would be a good chance to talk about thankfulness. We usually think of being thankful as comparing one’s situation to others in different circumstances. Personally, I don’t really give thanks to anyone. I mean, besides the things that I’m supposed to be thankful for, such as when I get a new “toy” or some material thing. The things i don’t give thanks for are the less obvious ones. There are many people in my life that I may or may not know of that have put me in the situation that I’m in right now. No matter how childish I can be, they always keep me moving forward. Another way I neglect the gifts I’ve been given is by simply not keeping my eyes open wide enough to see it.
I always hear about the people who have gone through college and are so thankful for all their parents did for them and how they didn’t quite understand how much did until they got older. I think that the first key to a thankful heart is doing one’s best to realize this. When you realize just how hard you made it for everyone but they still put up with it, that’s what love is. I know that you might not have the picture-perfect life that we all dream of, but that’s what makes life interesting. But the biggest thing we should all be thankful is an opportunity to have a relationship with the all powerful, all good, all love, champion of the universe, weighing in at infinity pounds…. (drum roll) GOD ALMIGHTY!
What are you thankful for?
What ways do you ignore all the gifts you have been given?
James 1:2-7 NIV
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

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