It’s been a while, I thought today would be the perfect day to release a new blog.
Thanksgiving is more than a holiday it is a posture of the heart.
As believers, we gather around tables filled with food and family, but the true feast is not what sits on our plates. It is the goodness, faithfulness, and mercy of God that has carried us through another year. Whether this season has been overflowing with blessings or marked by tears, one thing remains constant:
God has been good. God has been present. God has been faithful.
“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.”
Psalm 107:1
This verse reminds us that gratitude is not based on circumstances it is rooted in who God is.
Thanksgiving in the Middle of the Story
Some of us will sit down this year with hearts full—answered prayers, restored relationships, healed bodies, new beginnings.
Others may pull up a chair carrying silent grief, unanswered questions, financial struggles, or family tension.
And yet, Scripture calls us to give thanks in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Not because everything feels good, but because God is still working.
We may not see the full picture yet, but we can thank Him in the middle of the story.
Gratitude becomes an act of faith when we say:
- Lord, I thank You even while I’m waiting.
- I thank You even while I am healing.
- I thank You even while You are restoring what was broken.
- I thank You because You are with me.
Thanksgiving becomes a declaration:
What God has started, He will finish.
A Table of Restoration
Many families gather around tables that hold both love and history—joy mixed with pain, laughter beside old wounds.
This year, ask the Lord to make your table a place of:
- forgiveness
- unity
- healing
- peace
- restoration
God specializes in restoring what seems impossible. He mends marriages, softens hearts, brings prodigals home, and heals emotional and spiritual wounds.
“He restores my soul.”
Psalm 23:3
You may be praying for restoration in your home, your marriage, your health, or your purpose. Thanksgiving is a perfect moment to recognize that restoration begins with gratitude.
The Power of Remembering
In the Old Testament, God often told His people to remember.
Remember when He delivered you.
Remember when He provided.
Remember when He protected.
Remember when He made a way.
Why?
Because remembering builds faith.
Take a moment today to look back and see where God has brought you from. Write it down. Speak it out. Share it with someone. Let your heart be refreshed by the reminder that God has never abandoned you, and He never will.
A Prayer for Thanksgiving
Father, we thank You.
For every blessing we have seen,
and every miracle still in progress.
Thank You for family, for provision, for breath in our lungs.
Thank You for healing, for hope, and for Your constant presence.
Restore what is broken, heal what hurts, and unite what has been divided.
Fill our homes with peace, joy, and Your Holy Spirit.
Help us to walk into the coming year with gratitude and expectation.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
