We're all thankful today, that the Goodness of God brings men/women to repentance. Our Heavenly Father wanted us to have so very much and Loved us so much, that He willingly gave His Life for us. H was willing to pay the Ransom for our sins, even though He was without sin. We sometimes take all the Blessings we've received from God for granted, because He has Blessed us with so much. I remember what life was like, before being born-again and being without His Blessings.
I look back at all God has done and continues to do for me and give thanks unto Him. My wife and I have been married for sixty years, our children are serving God, our grandchildren and great grandchildren are all health and Blessed, we are healthy and Blessed, our home is full of peace and our ministry is filled with family members who love and serve God. I remember what it was like growing up poor and not having food to eat, so I give God special thanks for the Thanksgiving feast we sat down to.
God is so Good to anyone who will simply receive Him and trust Him for his/her future. I know there are people who can't find anything to be thankful for, because I lived that life before being born-again. They have probably tried doing anything within their means, hoping to improve the quality of their life, without reaping good results. Reaching out to God seems to be a means of last resort, but it doesn't have to be. Things didn't change for the better, until I allowed God to enter my life.
It wasn't God's fault that things were so bad. He tried to help me for years, but I stood in His way, by being foolish, prideful and stubborn. I felt stuck, without any way out to fix things. I hope you won't wait until everything is lost, before turning your life over to Him. Reach out to God, while your marriage and family are still there to love and support you. God's Plan for your life is so much better, than the plan you have for your life.
We've all heard testimonies coming from those who were completely lost, before they turned to God. Don't wait until there's nothing left, before calling on Him. Do it while you still have hope and God will redeem and restore what the enemy has tried stealing from you and yours. It''s true that God can give you a new life even after losing everything, but why wait until you have nothing left for Him to redeem for you?
I can't imagine what my life and the lives of my family would be like, if I had never called upon our Heavenly Father. My wife and I would certainly be divorced and my children would probably blame me, causing them to alienate themselves from me. My grandchildren and great grandchildren probably wouldn't know me. God would have given me a new life and maybe even another family, but things would never be the same.
God would that we acknowledge Him at an early age, so we would never endure turmoil and heartache. If we could have made it on our own, then what was the cross for? Jesus wouldn't have needed to die, if we could have made it on our own. Jesus didn't die, just so we could go to Heaven when we die. He died so the Father could intervene and fix the mess we've gotten into. We've erroneously believed and been taught that God is bringing hardship and heartache, in order "to teach us something." I can't think of anything in my life before Jesus, that God was responsible for, other than His Promise to help me if I would call on Him for help.
My part was to believe and call on God and His part was to hear my cry and answer my prayer. God was waiting to hear and respond the entire time. We should celebrate Thanksgiving to God, every day, not just once a year or when we need a miracle from Him. It's far better to walk in God's Grace and mercy at all times, rather than building our faith in His faithfulness during a time of crisis. We must know that God is our Father.
We call Him "Father," but forget that He really is our Father. My dad was killed in a coal mine when I was nine years old and I never gave thought to the provisions he provided, before that time. I simply expected that we would have food at the table, at mealtime. I never thought about having a roof over my head or having heat in the house, before his death. I took these things for granted. We never give much thought to the life our Heavenly Father has given, until we are in need.
I thank God daily for my relationship with Him and for the Blessings he has given. I recognize that my life would be a ship wreck, without Him. I speaks heartfelt words of thanks to God, for the life I'm now living. Does this mean that I never have a bad day or endure trials? No. I face several trials every day, but I also know that God will bring me through every one of them, by His Grace and love for me.
Let's not celebrate Thanksgiving once a year, but let's live lives of constant thanks to Him. When hard times come, then let's remember God has delivered us and thank Him that He will do it again.
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