Is there even anything else to give?īy practicing a spirit of gratitude, especially by praising your God, everything will shift. Giving so much more to everyone else, and she takes what is leftover by the end of the evening after everyone is in bed. Maybe you start to see yourself the way your Heavenly Father sees you? This precious, beautiful, kind, patient, thankful, and grateful daughter who deserves more than how she is treating herself? I know I’ve been there.īut praising God, telling Him of all His wonderful deeds, and having this heart of gratitude, do you think that maybe that could even overflow into how you see yourself? By showing gratitude you could change their lives too!īut the big question is, how can this change your relationship with yourself? Maybe you are unhappy with yourself for different reasons. With a heart of gratitude, your kids may see things shift in you, and they may see an example of how they can practice gratitude. Maybe you have grown impatient, or frustrated, even hopeless. How can this change your relationship with your kids? How could this change your marriage? Those small things might change your point of view because of your heart of gratitude. Through this, and His outpouring of love on you, and greater understanding of the big, beautiful things in your life, where else could this change your life, even your relationships? I mentioned earlier how it must start in your walk with Christ. Through this time, you are spending with Him, you will be so full! So full of His fruit, that it will pour out of you! Not only will your friends, husband, and children notice, but so will you. Scripture says in Matthew 7:15-20, “you will know them by their fruit.” When you are practicing gratitude, giving thanks, praising God, and being quiet and listening to Him speak to you intentionally, the fruits of the Spirit will shine through. Because you have been spending time with your Father, and telling Him of all His wonderful deeds, you will develop a greater sense of the things that actually matter, and then the little things will not be such an irritant. The little things that may have annoyed you before, you will develop a sense of patience, kindness, goodness. “We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.” 1 John 3:24Īfter awhile you will find that your heart will be full of gratitude, and thanksgiving. First, He loves you being in His presence and truly embracing this quality time together: In Psalm 9:1, it says though, that we should do it will all our heart!īut where do I start? The big stuff! The small stuff! God doesn’t care. Spending time in His presence and telling Him how thankful you are for Him. But really, it must start in our relationship and walk with Christ. Often, we think of gratitude as solely being thankful for what you have. The dictionary defines it as, “the quality of being thankful readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” I 100% love the very definition of gratitude. Psalm 9:1 says, “I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.” Practicing Gratitude & Being Thankful to God Using a gratitude prayer journal is a simple way to make practicing gratitude and being thankful to God a habit in your life each day. Paying attention to the many blessing in your life is one way you can live out Proverbs 31 in your own life. The Proverbs 31 woman practices gratitude in her daily life and sings praises to God through out the day. The Proverbs 31 Woman is Lives a Life of Gratitude And by making it a habit to show gratitude, you’ll feel happier and more content. But practicing gratitude, cultivating a spirit of gratitude is something you can learn to do. Learning to be grateful and practicing gratitude for the life you have isn’t always easy.
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