Thankful Heart!

Wow...it's November...I haven't posted since October. Where does time go? It amazes me how much faster it seems to fly by now that I am older! We had a wonderful week in the mountains of TN last week vacationing. I had lots of time in a little cabin on top of the mountain to reflect on being thankful! I really dislike that we only talk about being thankful once a year. It also really bothers me that Jesus is only mentioned during the Chrismas season...once a year. My devotion today said it all...to breathe each new morning is Thanksgiving! To see a sunrise..a sunset...and mostly...to know that I'm alive because of Jesus...not dead in sin anymore......THAT is Thanksgiving! We should reflect each new day on WHO Jesus is in us and praise Him EVERY day for breath!! I pray today your Thanksgiving be a time of renewal and acknowledging that because of Jesus...you are who you are!!
The devotion said further "You don't care if you get the important seat at the table when you are overcome with gratitude at simply being invited to the dinner. You don't put heavy weights on other people's shoulders when you are thankful that God has lightened your own load. You are not obsessed with what other people think of you when you are overwhelmed with the fact that God is thinking about you all the time. You don't demand respect when you are thankful for your place. You don't have to hide your own sin when you are already thankful for God's forgiveness. You don't have to protect your image when you are already number one with God. You don't have to condemn other people's blindness when it's only the grace of God that has allowed you to see. You don't have to try for the highest place when you are already grateful for whatever place you were given. You don't have to make a show of spirituality when you are thankful for having received the Spirit. You don't have to clothe yourself in holy robes when you have been already clothed in righteousness. (Or as a friend of mine used to say, "Why be cute when you're already beautiful?") You don't have to be full of yourself when you are thankful that God has filled you up with Himself." (devotion by John Fischer) Now THAT is truly Thanksgiving!! Boast in Him!!!