174--Gratitude

As I'm sitting here reading powerful thoughts from one Pastor I respect, another Pastor I respect walks into the room and lays a hand on my shoulder and says "good morning."

The day is just beginning and already I have so much to be grateful for.

Below is an excerpt from the Daily Chats With God email by Pastor Harold Duarte:

LEARN THE FINE ART OF GRATITUDE!

Gratitude is a choice.
Gratitude is learned. It's a habit.
Everyone can make that choice in the midst of the worst darkness.
You can cultivate the delicate art of gratitude when you drive, when you talk to people, when you work, when you are at the gym... all the time. The more you craft it on your consciousness the happier you will be.

"Many people who order their lives rightly in all other ways are kept in poverty by their lack of gratitude."

Wallace Wattles

"There is no better opportunity to receive more than to be thankful for what you already have. Thanksgiving opens up the windows of the opportunity for ideas to flow your way."

Jim Rohn

The path to happiness is a journey. Each step along the way is important, since without it you would not be able to continue. Sometimes in order to see the next step appear, you need to give thanks for the step you are on. You may not want to stay on this step, however without it you would have no path to your ultimate goals. If you resent the step you are on, it can block you from seeing your next steps and thus block you from moving forward to the fulfillment of your goals. So give thanks for every step, and especially for the one you are standing on now.

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity.... It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow."

Melodie Beatie

Today... Express gratitude!

Call two people you are grateful for. Affirm someone for a job well done. Express gratitude in the midst of a difficult moment. Keep thanking God for what you have and watch your day turn into the most phenomenal day of your life!

Let God love you,

Love passionately,

Love extravagantly,
Live in the presence of God!


Your friend and partner,


Pastor Harold
Twitter me@Life Center Church

Grateful for you.

Have a great day, Beautiful...

See you on the field, Strender