Thanksgiving of Gratitude!
Thanksgiving is an attitude and not simply a holiday celebrated one day a year. Keeping my mind on and praising God for the many blessings I have keeps me from wallowing in resentment, bitterness, and depression, which I'm prone to do. Life hasn't unfolded the way I wanted, but that doesn't mean yours truly hasn't had a productive, fulfilling purpose in living. Instead of gaining a plethora of material wealth, I would like to focus in having a positive impact on those around me. Does each person at the cigar shop see Jesus living through me? How does that play out in my response or reaction when I seem to have a setback? Is my first visceral instinct to lash out in anger or thank God maybe He has different plans for me? I was scheduled for a bunch of extra hours this holiday and Black Friday weekend. Instead, I got sick! There was absolutely no way yours truly could have functioned on the job with the coughing, hacking, and screaming...