Give Thanks

This is the time of year that we all try to sit down and give thanks for everything.  We are thankful that there is more food than we can possibly eat, we are thankful for TV and all the games, etc. that we can sit around and watch.  We are thankful that the Christmas shopping season is almost here and that we are going to give an receive more than we deserve.  That's not such a bad thing, after all the whole idea was that we had abundance in this country and we are thankful, yes and sometimes a little greedy. 

Of course if we are being on good behavior we mention that we are thankful for our families, our parents, grandparents, children, Aunts and Uncles.  We are especially thankful for our spouses. 

The whole point of this time of the year isn't just to name off everything that is abundant in our lives but to get over ourselves for a day and remember than we are not the primary source of all the many blessings.  There is a greater being that we believe provided all the circumstances related to the abundance.  Much of the rest of the year we tend to believe that this being (God) is out to get us and to punish us for something we may have done wrong.  This time of the year however we remember that in reality he doesn't punish us, it was probably just the result of our bad choices.  He actually wants the best for us.

Thank you God for all the blessings you have provided for me.