Q had an opportunity to preach (to the adults) last Sunday and he did such a great job. The title of his message was “An Attitude of Gratitude”.
For our family, this Thanksgiving day comes with a few tears. The last year for our family has been insane. In November we lost our first biological baby to an ectopic pregnancy. In March my sister’s mother-in-law passed away. In April we lost Moriah’s brother to a failed adoption. In May Q’s mom passed away.
To put it lightly — the holidays are a little more difficult this year. We’re missing loved ones and thinking about the babies that should have been here.
But, we have so much to be grateful for. Today we woke up and were resolved to have an attitude of gratitude.
When the world says we should be sad, the Lord says “Rejoice! I have given you the greatest gift of all — salvation!”
As Christians, I don’t think we live with an attitude of gratitude. Instead of living like the world, upset at every unforeseen circumstance, we should be overflowing with joy and gratitude for the gift of salvation we have been given — at a great price!
No matter what your Thanksgiving day looks like, Jesus is enough and he has given us hope for the future!
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I love this, Christie. It’s hard to be thankful when things aren’t going well, but you have to be because ungratefulness steals all your joy. We should strive to have “attitudes of gratitude” all year long-even though it IS hard. With the way things are going right now, I think I’m going to spend my Thanksgiving in the hospital because of Lee’s stomach, but….your words inspire me to not let it get me down. Praying for your family as this difficult time of year approaches without some of the people you love.
gratitude makes life so much easier. Beautiful post. Happy Thanksgiving.
Love your outlook. I’m sending you a virtual hug.
Hope you do have a Happy Thanksgiving ..
Blessings~*
What a dear post. I will be praying for you. I am glad that your circumstances have not stolen your joy or the peace of the Lord and the security of your salvation. I dropped by from Our Everyday Harvest’s blog hop. Stop by and say hello sometime if you would like. http://heresmytakeonit.blogspot.com/
sending love
It is very hard to be thankful everyday when we have had such a very difficult year with our two adopted children but we have to find things to be thankful for. Blessings and thanks for the reminder, Diane Roark http://www.recipesforourdailybread.com visit anytime!
This was a wonderful post. I really lingered on these words: “Instead of living like the world, upset at every unforeseen circumstance, we should be overflowing with joy and gratitude for the gift of salvation we have been given — at a great price!” What a key concept right there, to not live like the world. We all have things that blindside us; it’s when we lift our gaze up that we truly see! xoxo jules
What a hard year you have had. Happy Thanksgiving may this next year be one of joy 🙂
What a great reminder to be thankful everyday for what we have! Thank you for sharing at All my Bloggy Friends. I can’t wait to see what you share this week.