Give Thanks

"In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God ..."(1 Thessalonians 5:18)

As I go home for Thanksgiving break, it is easy to miss the meaning of this important holiday. With Christmas decorations, carols, and retail mania already happening, many people forget or maybe just bypass the true meaning of Thanksgiving.

We are commanded by God to "give thanks." Why, is it important for us to give thanks? For many of us, me including, we get wrapped in our everyday "stuff" and sometimes forget to thank God for what we do have. As stated in the previous articles, it is important to acknowledge God in the good times as well as when our prayers are not answered. In reading those points, it is important to also be thankful in those moments as well.