I am extremely grateful for our God’s magnificent creation. I never cease to be amazed at the thousands of varieties of birds, flowers, trees, leaves, rocks and plants. I love gazing at different mountain ranges such as the Rocky Mountains in
Read more..Becky had often heard the little saying, "have an attitude of gratitude", and for the most part she did. She could count her blessings and generally found a thankful spirit. But this - there was no thankfulness in this!
Read more..Gratitude gets us through the hard stuff! To reflect on your blessings is to rehearse God’s accomplishments. To rehearse God’s accomplishments is to discover his heart!
Read more..When I choose to thank God for every circumstance in my life, good or bad, it causes me to anticipate the future positively—to look forward to how God will work through the situation rather than vex over the problem at hand.
Read more..Are you living a life of gratitude to your Savior, who died to set you free? Are you diminishing the price He paid for you by the choices you are making?
Read more..God wants to hear our prayers, but to keep them from becoming too self-focused, God wants us always to remember to give thanks. It is so easy for us to turn prayer into a request line. We are the ones who are left bereft when thanksgiving and praise are robbed from our prayers.
Read more..But where was the joy in my life? Defeat and depression clung to me. Jesus exuded a joyful confidence no matter what happened in his life. He lived each day in joyful obedience to the Father.
Read more..1st Thessalonians 5:18 tells us to “give thanks in everything!” In everything? In trouble, in the hospital, in a fix, in a mess, in distress? JESUS DID.
Read more..Gratitude gets us through the hard stuff. To reflect on your blessings is to rehearse God’s accomplishments. To rehearse His accomplishments is to discover His heart. Gratitude always leaves us looking at God and away from dread. So practice gratitude!
Read more..There have also been so many times when I have not taken the time to thank the giver of a gift for me. Those who gave me a gift would have likewise felt empty because I didn’t take the time to let them know the gift was appreciated. How often do we take all the blessings and gifts from the Lord for granted —
Read more..We find it hard to pray; not because we don’t have anything to ask for, but because we're too disheartened to pray.
Read more..“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.
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