Thanksgiving - More than Just Turkey!

Thanksgiving just like Christmas and Easter tends to lose their true meaning.  We sit around the table with our gluttenous selves and over indulge.  Not that I am saying I don't enjoy that part, but certainly I think all three of these holidays have truly lost their meanings.

So what is supposed to happen on Thanksgiving other than the obvious?  Although not a biblical holiday of sorts, I believe that perhaps it is a God ordained time to stop and pause and express thanks for all that the Lord has done.  How often do we even do that during the course of the year...God says to give thanks with a grateful heart...there is not a set time or even limitation.  I believe it should be a daily pause of Thanksgiving and especially on this day when we can gather with our family and our friends.

I am currently finishing the book Crazy Love (Overwhelmed by a Relentless God) by Francis Chan.  I can't tell you the impact this read is having on my life.  Not that God's word needs any help but Pastor Chan has used scripture and what I believe to be God ordained words to just open my eyes to what is so real and tangible...God's love.  The subtitle speaks for itself and I have found that I am truly overwhelmed by a Relentless God!  He encourages believers to live like today is your last..because certainly we are not promised tomorrow. 

So in saying this, God has so brought into perspective the life He has given me!  Was my life perfect?  No!  Did I struggle....UH YES - A WHOLE LOT!  But you know what?  I am so thankful for the struggle - I am who I am in Christ because of it! 

So in the spirit of Thanksgiving - I say that I am so very thankful for a God who pursues me daily, for His love and His mercy that covers me!  I am thankful for a godly wife who causes me to be better - who loves me with an unconditional love.  Two beautiful miracles.  Delaney and soon to come Cooper!  He has brought to me a very special friend and brother... Drew I love you man!  You encourage me to be a better man, believer and worshipper!  For my family - I am so thankful to have all of my family here, except of course my Papa!  Oh how I miss you...you were such an awesome man, there is not a day that goes by when I don't think of you.  I see you in the twinkle of my daughter's eye and I know that you are here with me still loving me like you always did!  For my church family - boy have we been through the ringer the past couple of years?  But God is faithful and He will provide because it is His church!

So to you and yours I wish you a very Blessed Thanksgiving - we have so much to be thankful for!

- Jaime