Colossians 3:17
“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the
name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. “ esv
What are your family’s
Thanksgiving Plans???
I love the week
leading up to Thanksgiving. Hearing
everyone’s plans about how they are going to spend time celebrating with family
and friends; what they will be eating; what traditions their family’s
have. There's a buzz….a thankful buzz
and it's infectious!
Last year around
the Thanksgiving table, our grandparents, brothers, sisters and children
decided to start a new family tradition of giving as a group. We enjoyed the time spent sharing our
blessings and talking about the different ways we could contribute. We decided on supporting a local area shelter.
It was a small gesture but it sparked us
and united us.
So this year,
our extended family will be doing it again and we are challenging each other to
give even more. We are adopting a family
to support for the month of December and adding support to a ministry that has
been a personal blessing to our family. This year it will be Knowing God Ministries.
Luke 12:48b “From everyone who has
been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him
they will ask all the more.”
This verse has
challenged us and called us to act. I
pray that the Lord will use our amounts and multiply them for His Kingdom.
Thank you for this post. I had it on my mind all Thanksgiving and the days after and my family has been truly inspired to give back to families in our church who are in need this holiday season.
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