Thanksgiving

Good morning! Since this blog is commencing on the day before Thanksgiving, I thought it would be appropriate to post a thanks illustration:

In regions of Mexico, hot springs and cold springs are found side by side, and because of the convenience of this natural phenomenon the women of the area often bring their laundry, boil their clothes in the hot springs, and then rinse them in the cold springs. A tourist watching this procedure commented to his Mexican guide: "They must think Mother Nature is generous to freely supply such ample clean hot and cold water." The guide replied, "No senor, there is much grumbling because she supplies no soap." (Source unknown)

God has given us much for which to be thankful, and yet we often grumble that He hasn't given us everything we want. Perhaps we need to learn from the Apostle Paul who, even though he was beaten multiple times, shipwrecked, and imprisoned could say, "for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content" (Philippians 4:11). That, my friends, is the key to giving thanks always.