Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. Psalm 100:4 NIV Just a few more days and Thanksgiving will be here! Are you a thankful person or an overly stressed person? I’ve decided that you really can’t be both. Truly thankful people exhibit a certain peace about them. They realize that everything they’ve been given is on loan from the Creator and that He has ultimate control. Consider this: Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession. James 1: 17-18 NLT When thankful people take their eyes off of Christ, even for a moment—they usually becoming overly stressed people. I’ll admit I have a lot of stressors in my life right now. It’s so easy for me to try to fix these things myself and forget that God is … [Read more...]