Thankfulness from the Soul
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Well this Thursdays the big day. Stuffing, potatoes, tasty turkey, apple pie, pumpkin pie, pecan pie (to name my favorites) will all fill our kitchens and then our stomachs...yum! Hopefully you'll be in good company enjoying all the above with friends and family. To complete the day throw in some football and complete hecticness if you have a bunch of little kids and you're good to go.
But how will you give thanks on thanksgiving? Maybe a special Thanksgiving prayer will be said before dinner, or perhaps the infamous "let's go around the table and say what were thankful for"? Or maybe your thankfulness will be found in your favorite team winning or unthankfulness for losing? How will you give thanks?
I came across an article that shared how the things we are most thankful for are the things we don't deserve. Things like a friend showing up at our door with a meal for no apparent reason; or giving a present completely unexpectedly to someone. These are gifts that are truly gifts not returns, paybacks, or "I owe yous". And things like forgiveness, second chances, restoration, and spiritual blessings -these are some of the most undeserved things we have in Christ.
So what can lead us to a place of real thankfulness...thankfulness that comes from our soul not our stomach? Maybe taking time to remember how far we strayed from home...how desperate, lost & hopeless we were without Jesus...how much we have been forgiven for, how good it is to be home, what it feels like to be made whole.
So I encourage you (as I was encouraged in the article) take some time before Thanksgiving reflecting on these things. Spend time in solitude & silence leading to repentance, cleansing, healing and thankfulness from the soul. May the things we are most truly thankful for be on our minds and heart. And may we give thanks to the one who has given us everything in himself.
Happy Thanksgiving
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