Thanksgiving is just around the corner!!! Who's excited!? ME! It also means that Christmas is coming up super quick. The other day, I decided to wear red, white, and black, and I felt all festive...a few weeks early, but one can have fun =)
I've been thinking a lot lately about how important it is to be grateful. We know that even Christ himself expressed gratitude to his Heavenly Father. I love the gratitude He felt just before raising Lazarus from the dead-
"Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me."
(St John 11:41. Click the link to read the full story. http://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/john/11.1?lang=eng#1)
There are so many things that I am grateful for, but the number one thing on my gratitude list is my Savior. I am in awe that the love Heavenly Father has for me is so great, that he would send his only son here to give everything, including his own life, to provide a way to come to live in the presence of God again. I am grateful to know that in the moments where I don't think anyone would understand me, someone does. I know that Jesus Christ is my Savior and Redeemer. I have been so blessed to have this knowledge in my life!
What if all you had tomorrow is what you were thankful for today? Thanksgiving is a holiday that we only have once a year, but gratitude is a universal concept that transcends normal holidays. Be grateful year round! Tell people how grateful you are for them! Tell your Heavenly Father what your grateful for! My challenge to you today is to just say a prayer of gratitude tonight. Tell Him what you are thankful for. Tell Him what makes you happy, and thank Him for those things. It's something I have been trying to apply more, and I have seen my eyes be open to so many more blessings as I have been thankful to my God. I know that the same can happen for you! =)
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