Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Make a Gratitude List

Psalm 40:5
O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us.
Your plans for us are too numerous to list.
You have no equal.
If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds,
I would never come to end of them.

There's a phrase I grew up hearing in church that sticks with me to this day: "If He never did another thing for me, God has done enough."

In today's economy, we're constantly reminded of the negative's of life - financial woes, rising healthcare costs, job loss, etc. For people going through their own sad story, turning the news on can make these bitter times seem like a never-ending horror film!

Well, today I was reminded by this scripture of just how much the Divine has done for my family and I. It would be so easy to throw a pity party of one, but instead I choose to just praise today and relish in the things I do have to be thankful for! And you know what? Once I started thinking about it all, my list of what IS working in my life, far out weighs what isn't.

Today I encourage you to take 15 minutes and write a Gratitude List for yourself. List any and everything you can think of just in that moment. I bet, if you're honest, the good will still overtake the bad. I just tried to recite all of God's wonders for me and if I hadn't stop to share this with you, I'd still be writing! Let me know how it goes!

Seek Wisdom, Find Wealth & Be Blessed!

1 comment:

Shamira-Christine said...

great idea Patrice! i'm constantly thanking God and professing God's glory for all the "little things" He's done for me...we all have our own story, and i'm actually thankful to God for my own...