Thanksgiving
November is the month for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is the last Thursday in the month. It is the time of year of gathering family and or friends and eating way too much turkey, stuffing and gravy with all the fixin's your family tradition may bring!
A few years ago I started my own Thanksgiving in the month of November. I began with 30 Days of Thankfulness, each day stating one thing I was thankful for. No I wasn't the first one to do it, no I wasn't the visionary for some viral internet sensation. I just wanted to find the blessings in my life rather than seeming to think of all the things that weren't going my way. I needed to be more positive, I needed to look for the joy in my life not the sadness.
On our own accord we are unable to be joyful ALWAYS, but in following the guidance of the Lord by praying without ceasing and being thankful in ALL circumstances we can begin to see the Joy the Lord has placed in our spirit not what we are trying to create. I had forgotten to be thankful in all circumstances. During the month of November over the last few years I have found that in the beginning of the month my 30 Days of Thankfulness have started very superficial. Throughout the month the sincerity of a thankful heart begins to shine through.
I want that calmness...I want the joy of the Lord...I want to live a life in gratitude...
What are you thankful for? Start a list, one thing you are thankful for each day. Can you see it becoming easier? What is stopping you from looking at the blessings in your life that you need to be thankful for?
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