With so many frightening things happening in the world around us, it is easy to take our focus off where it should be. It is good to be informed and active in reform, but we should not be stressing out over the situation in our world. We should be quick to meet the needs of those in distress and firm in standing for the truth revealed in God's Word, but we should not be focused on evil. One of my favorite verses in the Bible is Philippians 4:8, "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things."
God has done and is doing wonderful things in our lives daily. His power, love, concern, and care are evident over and over again in any given day. He is very active in our world, taking the wrongs people do and the disasters occurring around us and bringing good things out of them. He is more powerful than any force or person in our world. He sees everything, cares, and can bring the greater good out of rotten situations.
We become like what we focus on. What a great reason to focus on God and His goodness! I want to become more and more like Him. Not only at Thanksgiving time, but any time, we should be looking for the good things He is doing and praise Him. He deserves it! Let our focus be on Him.
