There was a time in my life when I was not a thankful person.  I did not see much in my life that would cause me to say, “I am thankful”.  I was sad, insecure, I felt unloved, and my life felt hopeless.  Consequently, having unthankful thoughts kept me in a state of being unthankful. 

At the time I was living in a small two-bedroom home with my then husband and three small children.  We had no electricity, no water, and I was caught in a life of addiction.  I did my best to care for my children, but I was always unhappy and could not wait to get out of this miserable life.

One year during sometime around Thanksgiving, I had the opportunity to watch the old black and white move “IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE”.  I would recommend everyone watch this movie if you are even a little bit unsatisfied with your life. 

The premise of the movie is that George Bailey is unsatisfied with his life. His whole life had been spent doing the right thing and now he is in a situation where he might go to jail for embezzlement for something he did not do.   He prays that God would help him.  God sends an angel who grants him his wish that he would not have been born.  I could relate.  I had often times wished that very same thing.  You will have to watch the movie to fully understand the whole story.  But in the end, he finds there are a lot of things that he is thankful for.

After watching that movie I myself, realized there were many things I could be thankful for.  My life was still a mess, I still had an addiction problem, I still had no electricity or water.  But I was thankful for having a roof over my head, and I was thankful for my children.     

Little by little my life began to change.  See it’s what you think about that will form the life you will lead.  Eventually, every thought we think brings in the same things we are thinking about.  This is my Jesus tells us think of things that are good.  

Today I most thankful for Jesus who made my life rewarding and full.  He changed my hard heart and my tainted mind. 

This Thanksgiving lets all try to find at least one thing to be thankful for.  Then let’s focus our attention on being thankful all year.  The results in our life will be transforming to our future