Tuesday, November 20, 2012

A Heart of Gratitude

Years ago I learned a slogan that went, "Gratitude will change your attitude." I have used this slogan many times and I have learned about myself that if I start "giving thanks" for what God has done in my life it is very hard to stay in a self-pity frame of mind.

As our country gets ready to take some moments out to actually pause and give thanks on Thursday God has been molding my heart to look daily every day of the week every week of the month and every month of the year to focus on one day of troubles and look for things to be thankful for. Now I have not done a stellar job of being thankful each and every day and I have started to plummet and focus on my station in life right now and whine and complain but each day and month is getting better.

The big thing right now is to make a conscious effort and to focus with the help of the Holy Spirit to start thinking about things to give thanks for. To focus and work on this day I have been given. To seek and pray to see what God wants me to do that day. To see what He will or has put in my life for that day. To say thank you.

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