Radical Thankfulness
We are learning to be a more thankful person. And boy, it is notable how a simple change in attitude can make such a huge positive impact in our life.
We have found that thinking negative thoughts and being ungrateful do not help us in any way. Negativity breeds more negativity. Being ungrateful causes us to see many more things to be ungrateful about. It is just a really bad cycle.
Also, life will always have challenges. There will be bad and good moments. That’s a guarantee. If we soak in on bad moments, brood over them and allow them to take up valuable real estate in our heart, then we are doing myself no good.
But if in spite of everything, we choose to give thanks to God, we choose to still see something good in every bad situation then we are taking practical steps to maintain a healthy heart. And that’s not all the benefits. Being radically thankful means we are pursuing God’s will for us.
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT)
We are naturally inclined to be mostly ungrateful. But we want to be that woman who approaches everything from a stance of gratefulness.
Being grateful in all things doesn’t mean we are thankful for all things.
We want to be grateful no matter what circumstance we are in. We still want to look up and thank God even when life is hard. Because this life that we live is not about us but about Him. And even when He allows ugly circumstances to come to us, that’s for a purpose.
So we have chosen to radically thankful. Because:
- Being thankful helps us see more things to be thankful for.
- Being unthankful is not useful in any way.
- Being thankful heals our heart in a way that nothing else can. It brings us joy and peace.
- Being thankful models to our children the right way to approach life.
- Being thankful is God’s will for us.
Most importantly, we are going to be with God in heaven someday. Nothing beats this. We look forward to eternal life and that is more than enough reason to be thankful.
