Normally we take the end of the year to look back and reflect on all that has gone on in our lives over the past year. This is a perfect time to reflect on all you are thankful for. One thing you can do is to try and see where everything comes from. It can make you appreciate what you have in a whole new light.
Take your bed, for example. Sure, you got it from the store. Time to look back a little farther than that! That store had it delivered from a factory by a trucker who works very long hours to get goods where they need to go. The factory took raw materials, and a worker made it with their hands. The raw materials were harvested by lumberjacks (most furniture has a wooden base) and sheep herders (if the upholstery is cotton). Does that make you appreciate your bed a little more?
But ultimately, everything you have is a gift from God. Someone tried to argue with me on this. :) They said, no, my goods were made by men in factories. Without men they would have nothing, they said. Alright, a man (or woman) made the goods you use. Who made that person? Who gave them the inspiration and the abilities and the opportunities to create the things you have? Why, that would be God. So when you are thankful for something or someone in your life, in the end, you should be thankful to God.
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