How to practice gratitude
Have you ever noticed how grateful people tend to be the happiest people? Practicing gratitude focuses your attention on what you have as opposed to what you don’t and helps to remind you of all the good in your life. Therefore, learning how to practice gratitude is one of the best things you can do for yourself and one of the easiest ways to increase your happiness.
By slowing down and making space for gratitude, you will also become more attuned to the Lord’s loving provision in your life.
Here are some things you can do to feel great by being grateful:
- Start by keeping a notebook and writing down three things you are grateful for each day. Journaling is one of the best ways to keep track of all of life’s blessings.
- Say what you are grateful for out loud because hearing yourself say it helps cement it to memory.
- Try to thank someone new each day since showing appreciation for others will add joy to both their day and yours.
Most of all, challenge yourself to be grateful even in life’s difficult circumstances. The Lord commands in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus.”
As the holiday season commences, practicing gratitude will lead to more joy and help to keep God’s vast love for us in the forefront of our minds.