But then I recall all you have done, O Lord;
I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.
They are constantly in my thoughts.
I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.
I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.
They are constantly in my thoughts.
I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.
Psalm 77:11-12
It seems as though we are living in times where gratitude and thanks are long forgotten. I hear it over and over when I talk with people:
"But you just don't know what I've been through...how can I even THINK about being grateful?"
"You've got to be kidding me, right? Do you have any idea what my life I like? Do you have any clue what I am going through? And you tell me I have something to be grateful for?"
"I don't know what hit you on the head, but until you have worked for my boss (met my coworkers, lived with my spouse, put up with my kids, etc. Take your pick), don't tell me that I have something to be grateful for!"
The lists of excuses why we aren't grateful gets longer and longer and longer every day. And, hang on to your seat, it's because it takes EFFORT to find things to be grateful for. It takes effort to DECIDE to be grateful! Two things we don't like to do! We want everything to be happy and easy and gently float into our laps without our having to exert any sort of effort.
Newsflash! God gives us lots of reasons to be grateful and we are being ungrateful if we choose not to see them!
1. Did you wake up this morning? Be Grateful!
2. Are you able to read this? Be Grateful!
3. Did you have something to eat? Be Grateful!
4. Are you able to move around? Be Grateful!
5. Are you able to think? Be Grateful!
6. Has God provided for you? Be Grateful!
7. Do you have friends? Be Grateful!
8. Dislike your job? Be Grateful that you have the choice to stay or go!
9. Don't have a job yet? Be Grateful that you have the ability to look for one!
10. Need to lose weight? Be Grateful that you have so much to eat.
You see, we make a HUGE mistake when we complain instead of being grateful. The children of Israel spent their time in the desert complaining about EVERYTHING, and what happened? God let them wander in the desert, while He continued to provide for them, until that entire ungrateful generation had died.
Take a deep breath! God let you do take that breath, so be grateful! He who is grateful in the small things will soon realize that life is much better.
"You've got to be kidding me, right? Do you have any idea what my life I like? Do you have any clue what I am going through? And you tell me I have something to be grateful for?"
"I don't know what hit you on the head, but until you have worked for my boss (met my coworkers, lived with my spouse, put up with my kids, etc. Take your pick), don't tell me that I have something to be grateful for!"
The lists of excuses why we aren't grateful gets longer and longer and longer every day. And, hang on to your seat, it's because it takes EFFORT to find things to be grateful for. It takes effort to DECIDE to be grateful! Two things we don't like to do! We want everything to be happy and easy and gently float into our laps without our having to exert any sort of effort.
Newsflash! God gives us lots of reasons to be grateful and we are being ungrateful if we choose not to see them!
1. Did you wake up this morning? Be Grateful!
2. Are you able to read this? Be Grateful!
3. Did you have something to eat? Be Grateful!
4. Are you able to move around? Be Grateful!
5. Are you able to think? Be Grateful!
6. Has God provided for you? Be Grateful!
7. Do you have friends? Be Grateful!
8. Dislike your job? Be Grateful that you have the choice to stay or go!
9. Don't have a job yet? Be Grateful that you have the ability to look for one!
10. Need to lose weight? Be Grateful that you have so much to eat.
You see, we make a HUGE mistake when we complain instead of being grateful. The children of Israel spent their time in the desert complaining about EVERYTHING, and what happened? God let them wander in the desert, while He continued to provide for them, until that entire ungrateful generation had died.
Take a deep breath! God let you do take that breath, so be grateful! He who is grateful in the small things will soon realize that life is much better.
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