Practice Gratitude
It is good to praise the Lord...proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night.
Psalm 92:1-2
My husband's cousin, who was a life long friend of mine, died this fall. She had battled debilitating health issues for years and lived alone due to a divorce, but she was the kindest, most encouraging person you would ever meet. The visits we had with her the last week of her life were filled with nothing but gratitude for others and how God has made a way to heaven for those who believe in his Son.
My husband had the privilege of performing her memorial service here at Shiloh. The response from her friends and family to travel here was incredible. Seventy-five people came! Who couldn't come were any of the nine caterers the family contacted. Gratitude exuded from the family and myself as several of my friends stepped up to help me caterer this event.
God provided a gorgeous day and this woman's grandchildren were even able to swim in the lake after the service. It was a day that could have been filled with sadness, but our hearts were turned to overflowing gratitude in so many ways and we could rejoice in a life well lived that is now with Jesus.
Gratitude changes your outlook, the mode of your heart and thus your actions.
When you start to grumble, switch gears and chose gratitude.
