American Abundance
As we approach the holiday of Thanksgiving, it is time to think of the abundance of the things that we have in life. As Americans we still have many freedoms. Freedoms we hold too lightly. Although many altruistic politicians in our government is trying remove or at least severely limit liberty and the God-given and Constitutional guaranteed freedoms,  Americans still have them. We need to recognize them and cling tightly to them.
Too many people are quite willing to trade them for a bit of bread or some phantom promise of security. The bit of bread is like the bait covering the fishing hook to entice the hungry and willing to swallow the lies and poison of the snake oil salesmen in positions of power and the media. The imaginary promise of security by removing the freedom of speech and the ability of protecting ourselves, our families, and our property is selling ourselves back into servitude and allowing the government to have complete control of our lives.
Threat is the weapon that the government has pursued to control the population. There was once a time when the citizens directed the policies of our country. Now it seems that the government’s goals are to subdue Americans by instituting new regulations, laws, and taxes.
We need to stand firm on the liberty and freedoms that we still have. We need to secure those precious commodities for future generations. If we don’t teach our children the necessity of being free, they will slowly be eroded away by a centralized government and power hungry elites and politicians.
I started to write about the things that we should be thankful for, and I did, going back to the very basics of abundance in America. If we look around at Venezuela, North Korea, India, and many countries in Africa, we see a lack of physical comforts that are afforded to American citizens. I spoke with a missionary to Haiti. The turmoil, crime, and strife there is unbelievable. She has an orphanage there and her concern for these young men and women makes me hang my head because I’m not always grateful. Even the people who are poor in America have it so much better off than them.
So as we sit down at our Thanksgiving table, let us remind ourselves how fortunate we are. We also need to be reminder of the military men and women who are away from home and protecting our liberty and freedom. Happy Thanksgiving.