It was the night before Thanksgiving and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for the turkeys fighting for their lives. Beside this humor, laughter and thanksgiving go hand and hand, celebrating life with people, often reflecting upon fond memories you have shared together. When you are truly touched by someone or something, your heart can bring tears to your eyes immediately as you are overwhelmed with thanks.
When I began this blog back in February, I had no idea where I was going or what I would be writing about daily. In fact, there have been several days where I drew a blank until a still small voice spoke into my heart or something triggered an idea in my mind. While pessimists will say, why waste your time on something that you offer for free? I am reminded by the apostle Paul in 2 Timothy 1:6, “to fan into flame the gifts God has given you.” Honestly, I am thankful for giving my gift of writing to the public so that wherever people may be on their journey in life, I pray that something I say or quote from the Bible may help them along the way.
When a fire is about to die, you can prolong it by providing fresh oxygen through blowing on the embers or waving your hands back and forth. If fires can come back to life, then lives can also be resurrected too through a spirit of thankfulness and giving, In the classic campfire song Pass It On, the lyrics begin with, “it only takes a spark to get a fire going.” Writing pieces for this blog, named after my movie, Express Yourself, currently in its first major edit, has awaken my soul, filling me with passion and purpose once again. My thanksgiving prayer is that you will find your gift or gifts and begin to fan them into flame, so that you too will be thankful for giving back what God has given you!
by Jay Mankus
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