弟兄姊妹们，感恩节快乐🎉！
我们每个人都有许多值得感恩的事：
你有干净的饮用水吗？全球约有11亿人无法获得清洁的饮用水。
你每天能吃上三顿饭吗？世界卫生组织估计，全球有三分之一的人吃得过多，三分之一的人营养不良，还有三分之一的人正在忍饥挨饿。
你生活中能自由使用电吗？大约有15亿人无法享有电力资源。
你住在有屋顶的房子里吗？根据联合国人权委员会的数据显示，全球约有1亿人无家可归。
你或你家庭有一台车吗？在全球范围内，只有八分之一的人拥有汽车。
你有冲水马桶吗？联合国开发计划署报告称，全球约26亿人无法使用任何厕所设施。
你能读书写字吗？进入21世纪时，全球有近10亿人无法阅读书籍或签署自己的名字。
你可以自由敬拜、传福音吗？全球超过75%的人生活在宗教限制严格的地区。在60多个国家，基督徒仅因信仰耶稣基督就面临迫害。
Dear Brothers and Sister, Happy Thanksgiving🎉!
We all have many things to be thankful for:
Got drinkable water? About 1.1 billion people in the world don’t have access to clean drinking water.
Do you eat three meals a day? The World Health Organization estimates that one-third of the world’s population is overfed, one-third is underfed and one-third is starving.
Got electricity? About 1.5 billion people in this world have no access to electrical power.
Got a roof over your head? The U.N. Commission on Human Rights says there are 100 million homeless people in the world.
Do you own a car? Globally, only 1 out of every 8 people has access to a car.
Do you have a flushable toilet? The United Nations Development Program reports that 2.6 billion people do not have access to any toilet facilities.
Can you read? Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
Are you free to worship and share the gospel? More than 75 percent of the world’s population lives in areas with severe religious restrictions. Christians in more than 60 countries face persecution simply because of their belief in Jesus Christ.
当生活中的问题接踵而至时，我们常常会被这些问题马上抓住目光，而忽略了神赐给我们的恩典。事实上，神的恩典远远超过了我们所面对的困难，甚至在我们抱怨或哭泣的时刻，恩典依然包围着我们。
你要调整你的焦点！每天我们所领受的恩典和值得感恩的事情，就像一片无边无际的海洋，而我们遇到的暂时苦楚与困难，犹如海洋中的一小点。我们需要调整自己的视线，把焦点放在恩典的广阔海洋上，而不是那微小的黑点上。当我们的心被感恩充满，忧愁与抱怨就会被喜乐取代，心中自然涌出平安与欢欣。
腓立比书4:8 “...凡是真实的、可敬的、公义的、清洁的、可爱的、有美名的，若有什么德行，若有什么称赞，这些事你们都要思念。”
挑战你自己，今天就打破枷锁，为感恩腾出空间：
创造一种感恩的生活方式，不只是每年10月感恩节时才感恩，而是每天都以感恩的态度来开始。每天早上对神做一个感恩的祷告，并晚上在笔记本中写3个你今天感恩的事情。
现在就行动：给你感谢的人发一条信息、或准备一份小礼物。告诉他们你的感谢和感受，你的话也会安慰、温暖到他们的心。
饶恕在今年或曾经伤害过你的人，让今天成为告别过去枷锁和伤痛的一天，不再记恨那些人、事、物。当你这样做时，就是在打扫你的心房，腾出更多空间给感恩，也让神的安慰、爱和医治居住进来。
祝你节日快乐！每天都快乐！
When problems come one after another, we are often quickly caught up in these issues, neglecting the grace that God has given us. In fact, God's grace far exceeds the difficulties we face, even during our hardest times.
You need to adjust your focus! The grace and blessings we experience daily are like an endless ocean, while the temporary pains and difficulties we encounter are just a tiny speck within that vastness. We need to shift our gaze, focusing on the vast ocean of grace rather than that small black dot. When our hearts are filled with gratitude, sorrow and complaints will be replaced by joy, naturally bringing forth peace and delight within us.
Philippians 4:8 “... Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”
I challenge you to break the chains today and make room for gratitude:
Create a lifestyle of gratitude that doesn’t just come once a year during Thanksgiving in October, but begins each day with a thankful heart. Start each morning with a prayer of gratitude to God, and in the evening, write down three things you are thankful for that day in a notebook.
Now take action: send a message or prepare a small gift for someone you are thankful for. Let them know your appreciation and feelings; your words will comfort and warm their hearts.
Forgive those who have hurt you this year or in the past, and let today be the day you say goodbye to the chains and pains of the past, no longer holding grudges against those people, events, or things. When you do this, you are cleaning your heart and making more room for gratitude, allowing God's comfort, love, and healing to reside within you.
Wishing you a happy holiday! May you find joy every day!
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