Give Thanks for everything no matter who is president

I love this time of year! The fall looks, smells, and the comfy baggy clothes with slippers, and the foods can't forget about those. November is such a fun month as it is typically the month we give thanks for the things in our lives which we have been blessed with over the last year or years. This year with the election I can't really say I have heard a lot of extra thankfulness going on anywhere, just more extra complaining and grumbling and now that elections are over I am hearing it even more. But today is another day to give thanks for everything! We have a choice each day when we wake up to look at what we don't like and complain or to look at what we have and be thankful. We even need to be thankful for the things we may not necessarily like or understand as we know God has a plan and we need to be thankful He is fulfilling His plan his way in His perfect will and timing. "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." I Thessalonians 5:16-18  This verse is so familiar to many but we only seem to remember to give thanks when we get our way with everything.
There is so much to be thankful for, politically and just in our own little worlds. We are alive, we are saved by the grace of God given to us through Jesus Christ.  Even if you have nothing else besides knowing that God is your savior and leader of your life there is nothing else in this world worth complaining about He has already provided you with the safest and best gift any of us could ask for. However, lets be honest, if you live in America there is A LOT more to be thankful for.
Circumstances are not always what we see as being great. However, if we can remember there is a purpose and ordained will of God that is being carried out and trust that God knows best then we can be thankful that we are not in charge and that even if we can't see the end picture God's will is perfect for all. If we can not be thankful to Him then I have to ask if it is true that we fully trust Him? Or is that just a line we use around our Christian friends? Trusting God with everything will allow you to relax, sit back and realized that yes, you can be thankful in all your circumstances! You may not like things going on around you, no one says you have to like it, but you do need to be thankful that God had His will put into place.
The world is watching how you will react, make sure you are making God proud with your reactions and not embarrassing Him by acting like He no longer has control of the world. Make sure to make this month a month of being thankful for all things, for He has given us many blessings!