Gratefulness As A Lifestyle

As we are heading into the month of Thanksgiving, we can either look at the good or the bad for the upcoming holiday. It seems like every holiday has detractors that want to erase everything from our memory and make us feel guilty about everything we do. If we celebrate something, someone else will feel bad so we don't want to celebrate TOO much. If we are thankful for our lives, we have to remember that others don't have as much to be thankful for. But when can we just feel good about being thankful? EVERDAY is my response.

Yes, we have will still have issues and concerns, but there is always something to be thankful for. Sometimes it is just one small thing as we are going through a tough time. Sometimes it is so many things that we are overwhelmed with gratitude and thanksgiving. I am reminded of the scripture that Paul wrote in Philippians 4:11 that says, "I am not saying this because in am in need, for I have learned to be content in whatever situation I am in."

So how can we be content in every situtation? By having an attitude of gratefulness. It isn't always easy, but our attitude is the only thing we can change, the only thing we control. We can't always change our circumstances but we have the power to change how we think about those circumstances. No one else can do that for us. It may sound very simplified, but everything we do comes down to a simple choice.

So, as we are in the month of Thanksgiving, and then into the celebration of the birth of Christ, let us choose each day what we want to be thankful for. Share your gratefulness with others and they might just begin feeling more grateful themselves. Who knows, maybe we will start a movement.