As human beings, we have been blessed with feelings. During the holiday season, they can get out of control and need to be tamed; when that happens, exerting our authority over emotional attacks reins them back in. Feelings of loneliness, depression, anger, or strife can be overcome by giving thanks. Gratitude and thankfulness for God’s commitment to bring us out of whatever situation we find ourselves in helps us mature spiritually. This type of response to the circumstance keeps us in control of our emotions, which is God’s will for us. The right mindset allows God to move us forward out of a situation, but the wrong mindset keeps us stuck in it; we find peace with an attitude of gratitude but when we complain, we remain. For Christians, Thanksgiving is not just one day out of the year, but a way of thinking that shapes our entire lives.
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