Thanksgiving Is Here!

I happen to love Thanksgiving.  I’m blessed to be part of a loving family that loves to be together 93.6% of the time. I am thankful for this, all that God has provided and all He has called me to believe for.  Yes, I’m even thankful for the hard things that are producing great fruit in my life and drawing me closer to Him.

I’m thankful for our church and the vision God has given us to be breakthrough in our city.  I’m thankful for each individual that gives of themselves to see the love and light of Jesus shine all around, allowing Christ to be formed in them.

I’m thankful that God always provides.  He stops not only to take note of my circumstance, but to intervene on those areas I have surrendered to Him.  He leads and guides us.  Even with our housing situation, it’s been scary and there have been a few leaps of faith, but He has always caught us.

This leads me to my next thanks—I’m so grateful for a strong, godly wife.  Many don’t see or understand the depth of what is there, but I do and I couldn’t be more thankful.  Beautiful, brilliant, and a heart for God—I am a blessed man as are our children.

I could go on and on about being thankful because I really am, but can I encourage you to live and express it every day?  Would you go over to everydaytestimony.com and leave a short (or long) praise to God? It will not only cultivate thankfulness in your own life but bless others.  Do that then be sure to express it to those you love and care for as well.

“Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.” –Og Mandino

For those who bargained for an all-serious post today, sorry—enjoy this youtube video, “The Turkey Song” (warning: it may be stuck in your head all day).

Have a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving!