Giving Thanks When Times Are Tough
Economically, relationally and physically these are tough days for many people. To many, it would seem a bad year to celebrate Thanksgiving. Perhaps some would have liked to have forgotten it and held out hope for better next year. Yet, we are to give thanks in everything and at all times. So what is thanksgiving? It's A Time to Reflect It's A Time to Reject and It's A Time to Renew It's a Time to Reflect It's a time to reflect on the people , past and present who have enriched our lives (Phil. 1:3; 1 Th. 3:9-10). Each of us could easily think of individuals who have blessed us. Some have gone on to their eternal destinies while others are still with us. In either case, it is not a time to be sad or depressed for who is missing but to be grateful for the time that we had with them and the blessing they brought us (or for those who are still with us -- that they still bring us today). It's a time to...