Giving Thanks

O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Psalms 30: 3-4

"In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."

I Thessalonians 5:18

As we enter into our annual season of Thanksgiving it is so easy to focus on all the fun, frivolity and trimmings of the turkey season. But, giving thanks is an attitude. Learning to live one's life by being able to give thanks in all circumstances is one of the secrets of life. There are times when life comes crashing in on each of us. But our thanksgiving in this life is not situational based upon whatever circumstances one finds himself or herself in at the moment. Even in the darkest part of the journey, if one chooses to look with the eye of faith there are reasons to celebrate and to give thanks. Life, of any kind, is one of the reasons to give thanks. It is not about us. It is about a God who is holy and righteous. It is because of him we can give thanks in Christ Jesus in all circumstances.

May the Lord bless you and keep you and make his face to shine upon you in this season of thanksgiving.