This Thanksgiving day sermon outline reminds us that gratitude is a condition of the heart and a lifestyle that we are called to live. The Bible says, “Be ye thankful”.

If you are feeling low this season, how is it possible to give thanks?

No matter what the Pilgrims had or the Israelites had, they paused at Thanksgiving to affirm that what they had was "enough".   Regardless of what they did not have or in spite of what they had lost. On that Thanksgiving day they expressed gratitude with a feeling that they had abundance in their lives. It's only when we believe we have enough that we are truly grateful. Having enough is a matter determined by one’s heart and soul, not by how much money we have or by or what others have. Godliness with contentment is great gain.

This Thanksgiving day sermon helps us understand the difference between people who operate from the principle of abundance and those who live by the principle of scarcity is that some people approach life with an attitude that that says, There is never enough. Scarcity says there is not enough esteem… not enough money… is not enough love. Therefore, I must grasp and compete and hoard.

Grateful people approach life with an attitude that assumes there is more than enough for everyone. There is more than enough money, love and enough esteem.

We can decide to be openhanded and openhearted as an act of faithfulness rather than comparing ourselves to anyone else. Instead of being tight and self-protective, we can be free, generous, and grateful.

Our lives are full of gifts.  The scriptures declare over and over again the gifts of God and his blessing upon our lives.  It even declares that those who do not believe in Him are blessed with most of those same gifts.  We all have something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving Day.