Give Thanks! (Pack Of 25)

?Got anything to be thankful for this Thanksgiving??However you respond to that question now, all of us are affected in some way by difficulties and sadness at almost any time. It may be due to unemployment, serious illness or the death of a loved one. For many of us it?s the sting of retirement funds tanking or losing thousands in a house sale. Maybe you?re distraught over a relative serving in a war zone. And even if you?re not directly feeling anything like that today, certainly hardship touches the lives of many people you know.Life is hard. No wonder thankfulness doesn?t come naturally! Yet thankfulness is an important part of life. God even included not being thankful as a characteristic of those who had no respect for him! They knew about God, but the Bible says ?they did not honor him as God or give thanks? (Romans 1:21).Why is being thankful so hard?We routinely take significant things for granted, too. For instance, the Bible says, ?The God who made the world and everything in it?gives to all mankind life and breath and everything? (Acts 17:24-25). He supplies the air we breathe and gives us the ability to breathe it. How long has it been since you thanked God for the ingenious life-support system you live by!And that points back to a bigger problem. The very first generation of mankind rebelled against God and passed on that rebellion to every following generation: ?All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God