We talk a lot about gratitude at Thanksgiving… but the Bible doesn’t wait for a holiday to call us thankful. In Habakkuk 3:17–18, God shows us a gratitude that stands even when the trees are bare, the fields are empty, and nothing in life looks the way we hoped. This message digs into what it means to trust God on hard ground — the kind of faith that chooses joy, not because life is easy, but because God is faithful.

If you’re walking through a season of loss, uncertainty, or struggle, this Thanksgiving message will help you see that gratitude is not pretending life is perfect. It’s remembering who holds your life. It’s finding hope in the One who never changes. And it’s discovering joy that circumstances can’t take away.

May this word strengthen your heart, steady your steps, and remind you that God’s goodness is still at work — even here, even now.

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Sermon Notes: https://northernlightministry.com/gratitude-on-the-hard-ground/