Attitude Equals Gratitude

During the past few days I have been working on a little project.  I've been practicing it.  Mulling it over in my mind, learning, and even testing it out!
I have been intentionally adding "things" to my gratitude list that I wouldn't normally think of as positive.  I am purposefully searching for thankfulness in all things. 

 1. crumbs all over the floor

2. dog waking me up in the middle of the night

3. Lilly losing it over her schoolwork

I literally have to look for the thankfulness in these things.  I have to lift it up, peek around it, shake it up a bit, then I spot it!  I see it.  And it turns out that these gratitudes, are just as good as all the "easy" gratitudes.  

1. got to talk to the kids about respect and consideration.

2. got to be awake in prayer

3. got to experience God's fruit of patience, and witness a change of heart in my daughter.

Sometimes in life, it's simply a matter of perspective change, attitude change.  "They" say, attitude is everything!

This gives me hope for something greater.  That even in the middle of a hard day, painful circumstance, or doubt and confusion, there's still hope for finding joy and gratitude! 

"In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity."
2 Corinthians 8:2 NIV

Having a heart of gratitude even in difficult circumstances makes all the difference in the world!  It is possible.  With God all things are possible!   God knows about your life.  If you can uncover your own gratitudes today, those hard to reach ones, you will find that you are uncovering more of God!

What do you see in your life today, that you could change into a moment of gratitude? 

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