A Heart of Thanksgiving

My daughter's Turkey pancake!

What does your family do for Thanksgiving? When I was young, we would go around the room during my extended family's celebration and say what we're thankful for. Does your family do that?

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all the things were thankful for, but what if even during this season, we remembered to thank the Lord for the hard times too? That sounds kind of crazy in a way, I know, but the hard times can make us stronger if we choose to let them.

Its easy to remember to praise the Lord when good things happen but not so much during the bad times. Hardships can either bring us closer to God, or farther away. I believe in my heart that praising the Lord will keep our eyes on Him instead of our circumstances and because of this, we will trust Him more and struggle less.

Habakkuk 3:17-18

Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.

This Thanksgiving, let's work on being thankful for the good things in our lives and the hardships too because we're building a stronger character in Christ as we praise him in all circumstances!