Geniune thankfulness

From Day 34 of Grief Bites, A New Approach

After going through grief or loss, you will eventually have a keen awareness to see and understand how precious life and loved ones are...and an excellent opportunity to develop true genuine thankfulness.

For every parent complaining about their kids...there's someone who is begging God to bless them with a baby...and someone else who would give up EVERYTHING to have a ticket to Heaven to see their child for 5 minutes.

There is SO much in life to be grateful for but we have to practice the art of thankfulness and keep our eyes open to truly see our blessings.

At times, it is very difficult to see our blessings, or even be thankful, if we are overwhelmed by deep heartbreaking grief. At those times, we need to train our minds to think like this:  Don't focus on what you don't have or what you can't do...focus on what you DO have and what you CAN do!

This is definitely a wise thing to ask God for help with every single day.

Change your PERSPECTIVE and choose to trust God through your hardships.

It is a choice to see God's current blessings in our lives, as well as learn what lessons He has allowed us to take away from our grief experiences. One of my greatest lessons has been to continue being grateful for everything, especially my loved ones, always giving thanks, because the Lord is very, very good.

Verses:
1 Thessalonians 5:18: In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Psalm 136:1
Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring Mercy (love when it has a title!)
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

Philippians 2:14-16:
Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.