Thanksgiving is a special day assigned to give thanks for all our blessings. Maybe you don’t feel your life has dealt any your way. You might even wonder if God is real or if He was just made up to make us feel better. The simple truth is that God, our Creator, our Comforter, our Champion, our Best Friend Forever is more than worthy of our praise. There is so much we can say about the influence He has within our lives. He has infinite wisdom. He knows everything about everyone and everything. He created a perfect world filled with beauty and implicit design. He has His eye on each one of us and is watching over us with love and compassion. He desires to have us as His children. To say thank you seems inadequate.

Today as families gather and partake of sumptuous meals, remember where all that provision came from. As you look around the table at smiling faces (most of them) remember how each one of them has enriched your life. As you offer a prayer of thanksgiving, realize who is responsible for all the blessings you have been given.

Even if your life is in shambles. Even when it looks like tomorrow the sun won’t shine. Even when you can’t see your way out of an addiction or financial ruin. Even when you’ve tried everything to “fix” your life by yourself. Even in those times, thank God for those things too. Each challenge we face will draw us closer to Him. His perfect love is the greatest blessing we have. All He asks in return is that we trust HIm, have faith in His promises and thank Him for all of it. Thank Him today and every day, because He is worthy of our praise.

“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever and his faithfulness to all generations.” Psalm 100:1-5 ESV