Christian Business Builder

As the Pilgrims and their Indian friends sat down for the first thanksgiving feast in the new world, they had much to be thankful for.

They had survived their first full year in the new world.

They had found new friends among the natives of the land who helped them with understanding and knowledge of this new land.

Though many had died in the first winter, they were still alive as a group and had a real sense of optimism about the future.

In our day we should be thankful as well ….

We should be thankful because God has blessed us with another year.

It may have had its ups and downs, but we have made it through and that is worthy of our thanks.

We should be thankful for all the new knowledge and understanding we have gained this year (even if some of the knowledge came for lessons learned in failure.)

We should be thankful for new friends gained and old friends retained as we worked our ways through our daily endeavors.

But more than anything we ought to be thankful for the Lord’s continued goodness in our lives.

The Psalmist said it best when he said, ” Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. ” (Psalm 100)

We can demonstrate the thankfulness that we have to the Lord by our glad service, the song in our hearts, and our attitudes of praise and thanksgiving.

Do our team members see this in us? Do they know that above all things we are joyful and thankful leaders? Do we demonstrate our thankfulness in all the aspects of our business as well as our life?

Have a great thanksgiving and may God bless you, your family, and your business in the year to come.