Happy Thanksgiving!
You’ve heard of Christmas in July, but have you heard of Thanksgiving in July? Well, if you haven’t, now you have. It’s sad to think that we need to be reminded to give thanks with a holiday in November; yet, we do. Our human tendency likes to focus on our problems and what we don’t have rather than give thanks for what we do have. One blogger suggested that tendency comes from our ancestors who were in simple survival mode, constantly on the lookout for dangers and their next meal. Whether that is the case or not, we do tend to focus on the negative. There aren’t many news outlets that make money simply sharing good news. They focus on stories to worry or disturb you, which does nothing to foster gratitude. Over 100 references to thanksgiving You’ll find over one hundred references to giving thanks in the Bible. Many references are direct commands to give thanks. God, our Creator, understands the importance of gratitude for thriving so He repeatedly emphasized this virtue in Hi