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A friend of mine sent me an email talking about how we are losing our focus.
Have you noticed when driving around that weeks before Thanksgiving more and more houses are already decorated for Christmas.
People have already put the lights up on their homes and decorated their lawns. Some even have their trees up.
He noted that this was a disturbing trend and I must agree. We all must have noticed over recent years that retailers get in a great rush to publicize Christmas. As soon as Halloween is over...the Christmas decorations start going up some times even before.
It sure looks like THANKSGIVING is quickly becoming a forgotten holiday!!
Could this trend to skim-over Thanksgiving just be a reflection of what is happening in our culture - - neglecting an attitude of gratitude as individuals and as a society?
He noted that a spirit of gratitude should be at the very heart of the Christian faith. A thankful spirit is the ONLY response we can have for receiving something that we totally DO NOT deserve. In fact, when all is said and done, Christianity consists of two things: an act of grace and a response of gratitude!
"God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God." -Ephesians 2:8
Regardless of your circumstances ... when you comprehend His awesome gift of undeserved grace ... how can we not but give thanks??!!
Let the words of this beautiful song ring in your ears today ...
"Give thanks with a grateful heart.
Give thanks to the Holy One.
Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ - His Son!"
Celebrate Thanksgiving with your friends & family by GIVING THANKS to our God, The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob. Thanking Jesus for what He has done.
