In the mornings, I try to daily spend some time with God. Today, I
read from a little booklet called "Our Daily Bread". The Scripture
was Psalm 27.

To me, it served as an amazing reminder that we have so much to be
thankful for.

"The LORD is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The LORD
is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid? " v. 1

It's a psalm of King David. We know that he went through many trials.
But in this psalm, he's reminded himself of God's goodness. He's
reminding himself that if God is for him, who can be against him?

"For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; in the
secret place of His tent will He hide me; He will set me high upon a
rock." v. 5 (AMP)

"Although my father and my mother have forsaken me, yet the Lord will
take me up [adopt me as His child]." v. 10 (AMP)

A quote from "Our Daily Bread":

"So let's look more closely at the psalmist's hope. His expectation
was not necessarily deliverance from bad circumstances but the hope
of seeing 'the goodness of the Lord.' That's something we can see
even in times of trouble."

"I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in
the land of the living." v. 13 (NIV)

And in the end, he strongly believes that no matter what happens, he
will choose to see the goodness of the Lord while he still lives.

Thanksgiving definitely is not the easiest holiday for those in
recovery.  It would be very easy to look around and see plenty of
things we want that we don't yet have, whether it be the health, true
freedom in our eating, or simply the ability to look at all the food
on the table and decide what to put on our plates.  Often in recovery
we walk around with the "glass half empty" mentality rather than
the "glass half full" mentality.  We're constantly asking God for all
the things we don't have rather than remembering to thank God for all
the things we do have.  Of course, God wants us to be honest in our
prayers and He does want us to ask for those things we need, but we
have to remember to not get those focused on what we lack that we
forget all the good gifts God has already blessed us with.

We have a lot to be thankful for. No matter what trials we are facing
today, no matter who abandons us or what enemies we face, we can
praise God for life, for breath, for all His gifts, and for His
promise that He works out all things for the good of those who love
Him (Romans 8:28). We can thank Him that when we wait on Him, He
always comes through.

"Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage
and let your heart be stout and enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for
and expect the Lord." v. 14 (AMP)