Gratitude In The Attitude

A Thankful Heart Gives Back -

I am thankful for an attitude of gratitude!

Is there ‘gratitude in the attitude’ of our hearts? Are we truly ‘THANKFUL’ in all circumstances as the Bible tells us?

I Thessalonians 5:18 “give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

How would our lives change if the ‘gratitude in the attitude’ prevailed in our lives and we lived that out as this verse says!

We have so much to be thankful for and it is always brought out more during the Thanksgiving Holiday season.

Thankfulness is an attitude of the heart! It is a heart condition. When the believer is set on Jesus and keeps their heart turned toward God in all things – then there is a gift of thankfulness that overcomes us.

Who among us is REALLY THANKFUL? If there is any that are – take a stand!

Luke 17:11-16 shows this in the story of the 10 lepers that meet Jesus on the road to Jerusalem. They ALL recognized Jesus and were healed – but ONLY one of them returned to Jesus giving Him praise and threw himself on Jesus’ feet giving Him thanks! Only ONE of them had ‘gratitude in his attitude’ toward Jesus.

His life was radically changed that day and he was thankful to Jesus for it! I am sure for the rest of his life he told that story and never forgot about throwing himself at Jesus’ feet – recognizing that He truly was the Son of God!

This should be our attitude as well! One of GRATITUDE for all He has done for us! We should be telling the story for the rest of our lives!

Being thankful sweetens you, grumbling sours you; being thankful brings sunshine to your countenance, being ungrateful casts a shadow; being thankful brings a melody to your words, criticism makes you sound like a clanging cymbal; being thankful keeps your feet on the pathway of celebration, complaint takes you down the road of despair.

When our hearts are filled with gratefulness we may feel like our thanksgiving is inadequate, but we can be certain that our thanksgiving is always appropriate. It will gladden the heart of God to hear your heartfelt thanks being freely offered to Him today!

God’s gift of life to us – if we are a believer – should make us have an attitude filled with gratitude for all He gives us! The believer should be thankful for breathing air today and everything that comes after that is EXTRA!

2 Corinthians 9:15 “Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!” God’s gift to us of Salvation is beyond any words that we can ever imagine! There can ONLY be the thanks! That is why it shows up the attitude of the believer! Our soul is close to God and we are so very thankful for that! There are no words. Only what flows out of our attitude toward Him!

Gratitude in the Attitude – is that something we are cultivating in our lives today? Are we seeking Jesus in such a way that our soul is overcome with that attitude?

Let’s spend this week working on our attitude of gratitude toward the Lord and ALL He has done for us! Focus on what your heart is really thankful for and give that back to God…Let’s enrich our relationship with Jesus by being grateful for all He has done for us!

Let’s come back to Him like the leper that was healed and THANK HIM FOR ALL HE HAS DONE FOR US!