Turkeys are Cool

We decided to visit my parents for Thanksgiving this year.  Something we haven’t done for years.  It’s fun to have everyone pile into the folks house, raid the cupboards, lay around, and laugh about whatever.  For some reason, it’s actually easy to forget about all stress and responsibility of ministry, bills, and business while I’m here.

This morning I woke up to the smell of a very large turkey in the oven and the mere smell of that bird cooking made me feel grateful.  We’ve had a tradition of sharing what we’re thankful for around the table for so long that all it takes is the aroma to stir up a sense of gratitude in me.  Take that Pavlov!

The thing about thankfulness is that it’s so good for you!  When we’re really grateful, it’s hard to stay proud because it acknowledges that someone else has met your need.  It’s hard to be bitter when we’re thanking Christ for His forgiveness.  Thanksgiving really does refocus our perspective!  It helps us to think positively and there are a lot of families out there that could benefit from less negativity in their homes!  The more I think about it, the more I just love this holiday!

2nd Corinthians 4:15 tells us that thanksgiving brings glory to God.  What more motivation do we need?  My prayer for you and me is for a thankful heart EVERY DAY.

“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” – 2nd Corinthians 9:15