Being Thankful

I just finished reading S. Truett Cathy, the founder of Chic-Fil-A's book, "It's Better to Build Boys than mend men." This is a great book. You don't have to have boys to read it. It has a lot of advice that can be used with girls as well.

Here is the last part of the book that was a letter written by Mr. Cathy's friend Charlie "Tremendous" Jones to his grandson Sammy.

Thankful

Learning to be thankful covers it all. "In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God concerning you in Christ." You may not always be sure of God's will. You may not always be sure you're doing God's will. But you can easily always BE His will by thanking Him for all things.

Your thankful spirit should go beyond THINGS, BLESSINGS, GIFTS, and HEALING. Every breath you breathe you will be filled with thankfulness when you realize Jesus Christ is your Blesses, Giver, and Healer. I encourage you to commit to memory A. B. Simpson's "Himself"

"Lord, we thank You for our food. But if we had none, we would thank you anyway. Because, Lord, we're not just thankful for what You give us. We are thankful most of all for the privilege of learning to be thankful."

There are thousands of other thoughts I would love to share with you, but I know God will be revealing them to your heart more wonderfully than any human tongue can tell. Remember:

* Learn to laugh at yourself.
* Learn to help others laugh.
* Learn to laugh when you are up.
* Learn to laugh when you are down.
* Learn to laugh.

Circumstances won't allow you to always be happy, but Jesus will help you look like you are.

I want this kind of thankfulness and happiness. What about you?