Do you live your life with thanksgiving? Or do you simply “get through” each day with moaning and groaning?

There’s a vast chasm between living your life and merely trudging through. To live it requires thoughts, joy, and action. “To live” shouldn’t be a passive experience. That’s a result of letting life happen to you rather than thinking about where you came from and allowing joy to work in you with thanksgiving. Do you see the difference?

Life isn’t something to just “get through.” Life is a gift from God. And it CAN be an eternal gift. He’s been working on us humans for 6,000 years to show us how to live more abundantly. With more purpose. And go on forever.

Why do you suppose we’re always so diligent to tune God out? Do you suppose it’s because the noise of the world is so distracting? Or could it be something even more serious? Is there a voice inside your head telling you to “go it alone”? If so, I’d like to suggest to you it isn’t God’s voice. It’s yours.

Consider how much God sacrificed to make sure you have the opportunity to live forever in a glorious life you can only imagine here.

That should motivate you to live your life with Thanksgiving.

My wife and I went on a short pleasure drive yesterday evening. As we crested one hill we saw a flock of turkeys milling around in the middle of the road. I drove up as closely as I could and snapped a picture and took some video. They were funny to watch. We understand why the word “turkey” is used to describe a dufus.

Well, seeing the turkeys reminded me of Thanksgiving, which is coming up in a couple of months. And with Thanksgiving there’s always the family get-togethers, lots of food, and the brisk Autumn temperatures. It’s so important, not just on Thanksgiving but every day of your life, to remember who to be thankful to.

Without your Creator you wouldn’t have life. And without His sacrifice you wouldn’t have hope. So…I hope you’ll consider looking into it today, if you haven’t already given your life to God. Time is running out.

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