This Thanksgiving be thankful

This was in a devotion I read recently. I set it as a calendar reminder daily at 7 am. Something no doubt we could all use reminding of on a daily basis. Since we will likely see many things each day that we won't feel very thankful for, we should start each day with it.


Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. (NLT) -Colossians 4:2

When you focus on the things you don't have you begin to undervalue the blessings God has given you. Then feelings of resentment and shortchanged start to build up. It can happen in our prayers when we only make requests. Take a moment and think through the ways you are blessed and thank God for them. When you truly realize the amount of blessings in your life you truly feel loved by God.