Last week we celebrated Thanksgiving. The day is meant to be a day when we remember to be thankful and grateful for all that we have. Where we show appreciation for others and what they do for us. Where we thank God for his love, grace and mercy.
Although we should do this everyday, this is a day set aside in order to bring it to our remembrance. To remind us of how important being gracious is.
But what if you’re homeless? Or you’ve never had anyone to do anything for you or even show you kindness or love? Do you feel gracious at times like these or do you feel disheartened?
No matter how bad life may seem to be, there’s always something to be thankful for. Even if you don’t have a place of your own right now you woke up to a brand new day. That means you still have time to do whatever it takes to find a home.
As long as you have breath and is in your right mind, those are reasons to be thankful and grateful if nothing else. Someone somewhere is fighting to survive or fighting mental illness and you’re ok.
You may not have a job right now but if you keep looking and persevere you will find one. And then it’s just a matter of time until you find a home.
Even if you think no one has ever done anything for you, somewhere along the way someone has. If they held a door open for you to come through, they did something for you. If they smiled and told you to have a nice day they did something. You see even the little things gives you reasons to be grateful.
There’s a quote that says “It’s not happiness that brings us gratitude. It’s gratitude that brings us happiness.” I couldn’t agree more. And if we strive to be gracious and grateful for what we have, we will be happy.
Thank God that you have eyes to see, ears to hear and a mouth to talk. That alone is something to be thankful for.
Happiness is not about getting what you want all the time. It’s about loving what you have and being grateful for it.
Also, let the people in your life know how grateful you are for them and whatever they do. Show your appreciation with a kind word, a hug, or a thank you. Forgive others and yourself for past hurts and allow God’s love to flow through you. With time you’ll find yourself being more and more grateful for what you have.
Oprah Winfrey stated the single greatest thing you can do to change your life today would be to start being grateful for what you have right now.
Start being more grateful. Think positive, dream big, love more and you will develop a gracious attitude. Find something that will give new meaning to everyday and watch your attitude change.
There’s so much to be thankful for and God likes it when we thank him for all that he does for us. When we are truly grateful, he will reward us with His favour, and how many of us know that the favour of God is worth more than gold.
Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayers. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good – Maya Angelou.
What a beautiful saying.
So what are you thankful for?
Whatever it is show your appreciation and be that beacon of light example to your family and friends. Choose the attitude of gratitude and you’ll not only feel better you will be better.
Count your blessings, name them one by one. Count your blessings, see what God has done. Take notice of all the little miracles he has afforded you.
Show appreciation…say thank you and really mean it…be grateful and thank God for all that he has done. So change that attitude to one of gratitude and watch you feel better and do better.
#Thankful #Grateful
Psalm 107:1
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever.
