Fermented vegetable medley 😊 Perspective

Psalm 26: 7

That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving and declare all Your wonders.

Thanksgiving is an expression of gratitude for the things we have, the health we enjoy, and the people we love.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 tells us: “in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

We are to "give thanks in everything."

Having the right perspective helps us to be grateful. I’m sure you’ve all heard to look at the glass as half full – not half empty.

And as I was preparing this devotion, I found this story that I though helped put things in perspective.

    In Budapest, a man goes to the rabbi and complains, "Life is unbearable. There are nine of us

    living in one room. What can I do?"   

   The rabbi answers, "Take your goat into the room with you." The man in incredulous, but the 

    rabbi  insists. "Do as I say and come back in a week."

    A week later the man comes back looking more distraught than before. "We cannot stand it," he 

    tells the rabbi. "The goat is filthy."

   The rabbi then tells him, "Go home and let the goat out. And come back in a week."

   A radiant man returns to the rabbi a week later, exclaiming, "Life is beautiful. We enjoy every 

   minute of it now that there's no goat -- only the nine of us."

This is a funny story that demonstrates how our perspective in our circumstances can help us to be truly thankful.

How can we show gratitude? 

In my husband’s morning message on Sunday he mentioned 3 things we are to remember: 

1^st we are to "look back" at what God has done for us.

2^nd We are to "look up" and offer Him our praise.

3^rd We are to "look forward" to what God wants to do for us.

We have much to Thank the Lord Jesus Christ for! He was a model for gratitude throughout His life on earth.

And He is working all things together for your good.

As Romans 8:28 tells us: And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

We have an opportunity this Thanksgiving week, to practice being thankful!

If we’re struggling today, let’s practice praising God in thankfulness for all the good things He's done!

For He deserves all of our praise regardless of our circumstance!

An unknown author wrote:

"If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. If our greatest need had been pleasure, God would have sent us an entertainer...

But our greatest need was forgiveness, so God sent us a Savior."

God bless!