It's that time again to be thankful. Thankful for people who do their jobs well. Thankful for the abundance we have in the way of products, food, fuels, protection from harm, medical resources and medications, natural beauty, entertainment......and so many choices. I realize that there are many people who have needs, illnesses, shortages, financial problems, addictions or other problems, but there is help available and programs aplenty to assist those who find little reason to be thankful for their situation.
As Karen and I spent a few hours yesterday shopping and looking for some items we needed, it struck me again how many businesses there are, how much product there is in those businesses and how many businesses there are in the same business, selling similar, if not identical, products. How do they effectively compete, how do they turn so much inventory, how do they make a living for themselves and their employees? We part-owned a business once and I hated the pressure of not having a steady paycheck, being nice to everyone who came in the door, dealing with stolen products, break-ins, dissatisfied customers and seasonal swings. But in all this, I still am thankful for the experience, thankful for those people who love the challenge of owning their own business, being their own boss and doing their job, whether it be sales, repair, special ordering or customer service, and doing it well and with pride.
And most of all, I'm thankful for the freedom we have as Americans and as Christians. There are some who envy us, do not like us, even wish us harm, but thank God, this is not all there is. We have a future more glorious than anything we may have now. And, whether we have little or much, whether we rejoice or look for the worst in things, whether we are at peace or have turmoil and hatred, we have the opportunity to change our lot or improve our lot by looking beyond the material and the temporal to a future, and a present for which we can always be thankful, always grateful and always joyful. The answer is Jesus, and His only requirement is acknowledging who He is, realizing what He did, and accepting what He promises to those who follow Him obediently and thankfully. I say again and continuously, THANK YOU, JESUS.
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