Being Thankful

Happy October Southside, it’s officially Fall. You know what that means...turkeys, pumpkins, Hallelujah Night, and Christmas shopping.

Thanksgiving is a beautiful time of the year. And it makes us stop and think about what really matters to us, and what we’re thankful for. What are the things that you are thankful for this year?

It’s easy to be thankful when things in our lives are wonderful, but it’s so much harder when things are tough. Each of us faces challenges big and small. It’s not the challenges that are the issues but how we choose to face them that matters.

Thankfulness, like love, is a choice. We can be good at saying we’re thankful, but fail to have thanksgiving in our hearts. It can be a lot harder to actively live in thankfulness. When going through tough times, we must choose to be thankful and trust God.