Today is Thanksgiving day. I very much wanted to wake up with today being like any other day. Not because I don't love holidays, I do. Not because I am not thankful, I am. I had hoped that I would be able to say that I had been just as grateful and verbally thankful every other day of the year as I am today. Unfortunately, I forget.
I participated in a Bible study a couple of years ago in which the author, Beth Moore, talked about what it means in Scripture when it says that "God remembered" or "God forgot". We know that God is infinitely, all-knowing so He does not forget in terms of not being able to mentally recall an event. When God "remembers" or "forgets" it is a reference to His action. God chooses to act on something or chooses to no longer act.
The same is true of us. When we remember what God has done and reflect on all of His marvelous blessings it changes the way we act. Today, we remember to be thankful and to consider all of His good gifts. We will make special effort to be more kind and to be more generous and to love one another. Why? Because we took stock and remembered what God has done. Likewise, our actions betray our ingratitude when we have forgotten, as impatience and sarcasm stain the day. How quickly we forget.
Thank You, Father, for all of Your good gifts. You have blessed me and poured out grace and love on me and my family. How wonderful is Your faithful care. Thank you for providing all we need and for the joy we have in Christ Jesus. May this be the strength of my actions.
Happy Thanksgiving...mark, set, go!
