Monday Morning Motivational Message - Thanksgiving

How thankful are you for the things you have?

Too many of us focus on what we don't have instead of being grateful for what we do have.

I'm reminded of the biblical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

God provided Adam and Eve with the most delicious and scrumptious food and made it all accessible to them with one caveat: they should not eat from the tree in the center of the garden. Everything else was theirs for the taking.

But when Satan tempted Eve, he didn't attack her abundance; he pointed out what she lacked. 

When we concentrate on what we don't have or situations that displease us, our minds turn to despair and away from the thankfulness we should show.

Think about all the things you take for granted daily, such as the air in your lungs, the appreciation and love people have for you, and your necessities like food, clothing, and a place to live. 

Our abundance is all around us, but we fail to recognize it because we focus on the few things we lack or become jealous because someone else has something that we want.

God has provided us with everything we need. In Matthew's gospel (Matthew 6:25), Jesus preaches to the people, "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothes?"

We are instructed not to worry about "things" in our lives but to be thankful for what we have.

Did you ever think you don't have something because you don't need it or it wouldn't be good for you?

When we approach our Creator with thanksgiving for the blessing we have, God's radiance pours into us. This light can transform the darkest desires and wants into gratitude for what we possess.

Being disciplined in our willingness to be thankful for all we have can lead to receiving an abundance of the things we need. 

Please leave me a comment regarding your perspective on thankfulness. Your opinions and perspectives are valuable, and I enjoy hearing from you.