Thanksgiving
is behind us, and Christmas is rapidly approaching. Nipping at our heels is the
close of this year. This is the time of the year when I like to take a step
back and look at the things that I have accomplished or meant to accomplish
throughout the past year. Yes, I accomplished somethings. And, yes, I even fell
down on some things. Despite this, through it all I am still thankful.
Just
because Thanksgiving is over, it doesn’t mean that we should lose that spirit
of thanksgiving. We should be thankful all of the time. We should thank God for
all things…both good and bad. And, I know you may be thinking that I am crazy
when I say thank him for the bad times. But, it is in the bad times that we
learn to lean and depend on him. We learn the real source of our strength. In
the storms of life, we are molded and transformed. So, yes, thank God for the
bad times as well as the good.
So,
this holiday season, we should not only be thankful for the gifts and toys and
piles and piles of food. We should be thankful for all things. God tells us not
to despise the day of small beginnings (Zechariah 4:10). If we are faithful
over a few things then God knows he can trust us with more. So, instead of
complaining about what little we have, we should be good stewards over what God
has entrusted to us.
Amen.
During the holiday season and after, we should still be thankful.
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