According to psychologists, one of the keys to happiness is gratitude.
Grateful people have higher level of happiness and optimism as well as lower levels of depression and stress.
Gratitude is a key component of the Christian faith. It is a sign that the Christian understand grace. It is focused on Christ and what He has done for us. God is not glorified by our action but by our faith in His action. It results in happiness and contentment.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more. It turns denials into acceptances, chaos to order and confusion to clarity.
The best things in life are the eternal riches that come from God's goodness and grace in Jesus Christ. We do not hold them in our hands, but in our hearts - David McCasland.
Gratitude fuels expression, which is exactly what Psalm 107 describes in verses 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 15, 26, 27, 31. As Scott Thomas writes, "Success, or lack of success, is a false indicator of God's love for me (Job 10:12-13) ... If your performance is saving you, then you are in effect, denying the gospel. "Our works, our performance, do not save us. To some, God gives wealth and success. To some, God gives poverty and hardship. The test, so to speak, isn't about what we have, but what we DO with our circumstances.
4 Elements of true thanksgiving found in David's song (Psalm)
a) remembering what God has done
b) telling others about it
c) showing God's glory to others
d) offering gifts of self, time and resources
Gratitude is a choice. It is only when you choose to be grateful that you actually become grateful.
Gratitude fuels expression, which is exactly what Psalm 107 describes in verses 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 15, 26, 27, 31. As Scott Thomas writes, "Success, or lack of success, is a false indicator of God's love for me (Job 10:12-13) ... If your performance is saving you, then you are in effect, denying the gospel. "Our works, our performance, do not save us. To some, God gives wealth and success. To some, God gives poverty and hardship. The test, so to speak, isn't about what we have, but what we DO with our circumstances.
4 Elements of true thanksgiving found in David's song (Psalm)
a) remembering what God has done
b) telling others about it
c) showing God's glory to others
d) offering gifts of self, time and resources
Gratitude is a choice. It is only when you choose to be grateful that you actually become grateful.
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