A Great Recipe for a Thankful Heart

Who loves a great recipe? My hand’s raised.

Whether it’s our favorite foods or trying something new, recipes assist in the desired result. Even online dish-and-recipe photos pull us in with the promise of achieving success as the cook.

Every Thanksgiving, I follow a special recipe to make my Grandmother Clarkston’s lemon pie. Yum! It’s my favorite dessert of all time!

Then, as soon as I post pie photos on social media, family and friends, far and wide, ask for the recipe. 

Recipe Measures

Recipes always call for measurements—a cup of this or a tablespoon of that. Likewise, we often make other measures in life. 

Sadly, with Covid-19 numbers rising, some cities and states are limiting Thanksgiving gatherings to no more than ten.

Since it’s one of my favorite holidays, I intend to put several measures in place to ensure a wonderful holiday. 

For instance, I still plan to make mouth-watering dishes for a smaller group of loved ones. And if the day proves beautiful and warm, we’re eating outdoors.

Stirring up a Thankful Heart

But where do we find the recipe for a thankful heart? What ingredients work together to make a heart full of thanksgiving? 

A real thankful heart never comes easy, much less during the difficult year experienced around the world—including my world and perhaps yours.

Because we don’t have to look far to see devastation, need, loss, hurt, lack and hopelessness. 

You see, these factors only affect our heart if we allow it. We decide whether our hearts turn hard toward God or thankful. 

Our circumstances never dictate true thankfulness in our heart.

Our circumstances never dictate true thankfulness in our heart. #Thankful #recipe Share on X

So here are eight ingredients to stir up a T-H-A-N-K-F-U-L heart.

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