As we enter the month of November it is often associated with gratitude. After all, we do celebrate Thanksgiving on the last Thursday of the month. Expressing gratitude has shown that having a grateful heart, a thankful heart can actually make a person healthier, more joyful and more content. I want to encourage us to take some focused time to appreciate our lives and all that we have been blessed with. That is why I am inviting you to embrace twenty-five days of gratitude as you will see on page 2 of this newsletter. Let’s join together in truly giving thanks to God.
The Psalmist tells us in 136:1, “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” Sometimes we tend to focus a little too much on the gifts and not the giver. This verse reminds us to give God thanks and focus on who He is and his unconditional love. Think about all he has done to show you how much you are loved.
In the addition the Apostle Paul goes on to tell us to, “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18. We recognize we will all face some type of struggle, challenge or life experience we would not choose or even want. Paul says in this moments we are to give thanks for this is the will of God for you. Perhaps you have heard the quote from Bernadette Devlin, “The will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not protect you." I am incredibly thankful that whatever we experience in life God will not withdraw his hand of grace and protection over us. So, what is a gratitude challenge?
