An Attitude of Gratitude

Looking for Things to be 

Thankful for in Everyday Life!

Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (ESV)

This verse tells us that in whatever we do, in word or deed. This means when I drive to and fro, shopping, going to the doctor's, cleaning house or just about anything do it in the name of the Lord. It also refers to what I say to my family, the clerk at the store, or the telemarketer on the phone to speak as if Jesus were listening which He does. I am to give thanks to God the Father through Him. I do not always get this right but if I stop and think about it, it is a game changer.

An attitude of gratitude is what separates the believer from the unbeliever. It should also be what attracts others to Jesus. On my trip to see my father last month it was easy to see many things to be thankful for but it is when I returned to life at home that it seemed to be challenging to find things to give thanks to God. Now I try to focus on the little things that I can be grateful for and give thanks to God for His love endures forever.

 1 Thessalonians 5:18

In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. (KJV)

  

I am thankful today for the Christian women in my life. I am thankful for the cancellation at a doctor's office so I could be seen. I appreciate it when the traffic lights are green. When someone tells me that they were thinking of me when I call makes me smile. God somehow made my time multiply and I was able to get much accomplished before my flight tomorrow. Getting to hold a child even for a little while brightens my day. My husbands calm and collective reasoning to help me work through my emotions to make a right decision. My loving young men who ask how I am doing and give me hugs. Most of all I am forever thankful for the sacrifice that Jesus made so that I may reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him in the next.

I challenge you today to look for the little things in you life that you can be thankful for and give thanks to God. Smile for Jesus died for you!

My disclaimer: I know that every believer's relationship to God is different and unique. You may not have the same experiences and that is okay. I am sharing because I want to bring Him the glory for what He is doing in me and impart to you what I have learned from His word.