My church had a thanksgiving service last night and I went into the service with a totally different thought about what I would get out of the sermon. Because of the events this week, many people were filled with emotions and had questions in their heart that were unanswered. The Pastor posed the question “how can you sing and clap about Thanksgiving when everything around you causes your heart to be in sadness?” After he said something that I thought was profound. Thanksgiving is not a day, week, or thirty day challenge. Thanksgiving is a choice that you make every day. This was so profoundly true that it caused me to ponder on the power that lies within each of us.

Many people do not believe or has not tapped into the power that we have within to control our feelings and emotions. We have the power to think or say I am happy and then do just that; be happy. We have control over our emotions, thoughts and feelings. We have a choice each day to be happy or sad, unfulfilled or content, and to complain or be thankful. Today is a day before Thanksgiving and I ask that you choose thankfulness and being grateful. Not just today or tomorrow but every day. A minute of reflection will remind you of where you came from and how God has brought you to where you are today. Lastly, if you can’t find anything else to be thankful for, just thank God for his son Jesus dying on the Cross for our sins. Choose Thanksgiving because you have the power to choose!