Happy Thanksgiving!

"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around." ~Willie Nelson

The holiday season is upon us, and we have so many reasons to be grateful today. This past Sunday, I attended a church that I had never been to before, and the message was on gratitude. Gratitude not only in the sense of being thankful for certain things in our lives, but gratitude manifesting itself in every aspect of who we are as human beings.

Gratitude means humility.
Gratitude means compassion.
Gratitude means courage.
Gratitude means selflessness.

"give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

Thanking the Lord for everything that He has provided you is merely the first step to being infused and fulfilled with gratitude. His only Son was slain for our salvation, for our sins, for our sake. Jesus is the perfect example of gratitude; what a respectable and honorable deed He did on that cross. I don't know about you, but sometimes it's really difficult to see past the present situation and into the future of what God has for us. Our lives become so encapsulated in how others can serve us, how others can please us, and never about how we can do that for them. It's easy to be selfish. Am I right?

Today, I am thankful for the rescue mission that Christ ventured on for me. He knew me before I even had an idea of Him, and three years ago, I was given a life-changing opportunity that would shape me into the woman I am currently. I am thankful for the brokenness that I was pulled out from, that my family and I endured together. Darkness can be so blinding, but the light is even brighter.

"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." (Psalm 107:1)

What are you thankful for today? How are you practicing the art of gratitude?

Blissful blessings and gobble gobble,
Amy :)