The page has been turned.
A NEW month.
The THANKSGIVING month.
Can't you smell the turkey and feel your stuffed tummy.
But what does THANKSGIVING mean?
The word defines itself~
GIVING THANKS.
THANKS is a GIFT.
Think about it.
When someone says
THANK YOU
to you,
isn't it because they RECEIVED something from you that is worth
GIVING THANKS?
When you say
THANK YOU to someone,
aren't you GIVING THANKS
for something that you
RECEIVED
that is worth GIVING THANKS?
What if I gave you
100 beautifully wrapped gift boxes,
that you had to hand out today to 100 people.
Now what is inside?
Just the words
THANK YOU
written on a slip of paper.
This makes me cry,
as I know I would cry if I
RECEIVED one.
Wouldn't you?
So
what if you spend your today,
seeing how you can
THANK someone,
for even the littlest thing.
You RECEIVE a SMILE.
THANK YOU!
You RECEIVE a GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU!
You RECEIVE a I AM SORRY.
THANK YOU!
You RECEIVE a cup of coffee.
THANK YOU!
You RECEIVE your next BREATH,
because you are ALIVE.
THANK YOU!
Maybe just maybe,
GOD is the ONE who
would love to
RECEIVE
a THANK YOU box,
even if there appears to be nothing in your life
that you feel like THANKING HIM for.
But oh there is always a
THANK YOU
that is worth
GIVING to GOD.
Your BIRTH!
And this is just the beginning.
When you are at our worse,
there is
JESUS.
THANK YOU GOD!
When you do what you know youshouldn't do,
there is JESUS.
THANK YOU GOD!
When rejection comes knocking at your door,
there is JESUS.
THANK YOU GOD!
When grief overtakes our soul,
there is JESUS.
THANK YOU GOD!
When bitterness strives to birth anger in your heart,
there is JESUS.
THANK YOU GOD!
When despair brings you to rock bottom,
there is JESUS.
THANK YOU GOD!
And all you have to do is say
THANK YOU GOD
for
JESUS,
and then
the rejection turns into ACCEPTANCE,
the grief turns into COMFORT,
the bitterness turns into FORGIVENESS,
the despair turns into JOY.
So what if today you pretend
you have a
100 THANK YOU gift boxes
to hand out
to the someones who GOD places in your path,
because you see that one thing in them
that you will
GIVE THANKS for.
You can be the THANKS that another needs today.
And hopefully you run out of boxes,
and want to give out more.
So
GOOD MORNING
THANKS GIVING MONTH.
A NEW DAY
to
"Always be joyful.
Never stop praying.
Be THANKFUL in all circumstances,
for this is GOD'S will for you
who belong to CHRIST JESUS"
(I Thessalonians 5:6-18).
Therefore,
have a
THANKS GIVING DAY
and begin it now
by taking this moment
to say,
"JESUS,THANK YOU"
(listen to the song below)
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