It's Thanksgiving Day...Today almost feels like just another ordinary day. There's no hustle and bustle. I'm not waking up to my moms homemade breakfast then frantically getting ready hoping to finish before the Thanksgiving Day Parade comes on (which never happens). There's no last minute things to throw in the oven before heading off to my aunts for lunch. There's no coming home from lunch and taking that ever so important Thanksgiving Day nap in order to regain some much needed energy for Thanksgiving dinner at my grandparents. There's no excitement in knowing that I will get to spend the day with almost my entire family.
There is however, an excitement in knowing that I am exactly where God wants me for this season. This past month has been pretty hard for me. With the holidays approaching and just various other things I really began to miss home, my friends and family. As I was preparing a devotion for a ladies event God laid on my heart the idea of being thankful for my season, not just the great things that have happened but also the hard things that have happened in my season.
1 Thessalonians 5:18, "Give thanks in all circumstances;"
Today may not be the Thanksgiving I'm used to, but I do get to spend it with some great friends. And I do have so many things to be thankful for, just to name a few...for the calling God has placed on my life, for my amazing family that supports me, great friends here in Germany and back home, the people that back and support what God has called me to, and the awesome church that I get to be apart of here. God truly has blessed me!
So, my challenge to you...to go beyond just a day of thankfulness. Find things daily to be thankful for. Don't focus on the negative, instead find one thing to be thankful for and focus on that. Because I chose to do this my hard season has now become more of a season of thankfulness.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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