Giving Thanks Even In The Hard Times

Growing Grateful: 101 Devotions on the joy of being grateful even in the hardest times

 

A Guide To Being Grateful Even In The Hardest of Times  How could building a habit of gratitude change your mood and outlook?  Current events and life situations may have us struggling to find something to be thankful for.  But building a habit of gratitude fosters happiness no matter what the day holds—the kind of happy that blooms in every season along the pathway of life’s ups and downs. Growing Grateful's 101 devotions and meditations will inspire you to develop an attitude of gratitude no matter your circumstances so you will discover a happy, peaceful, and contented life.   Save 30% off this brand new book, Growing Grateful, plus get Free Shipping with code HOPE through 3/31.   Save 30% off Growing Grateful by Mary A. Kassian Live Happy, Peaceful, and Contented List Price: $16.99 Sale Price: $11.89 + Free Shipping with code HOPE   BUY NOW Discover that when your gratefulness grows, so too, does your happiness.  The secret to peace and contentment can be found in developing a habit of gratitude. Thankfulness changes our perspective and reprograms our mood, fostering a rich happiness whatever the day holds--the kind of happy that blooms in every season of life's ups and downs. In Growing Grateful, award-winning author and speaker Mary A. Kassian offers 101 entries on the joy of being grateful even in the hardest times. Each entry contains a Bible verse, a short meditation on gratitude, and a thoughtful reflection question. Learn how to be: grateful for God's abiding presence. grateful despite your circumstances. grateful that God wants you to flourish. Discover that in good times and bad, being a grateful person can lead you to a lasting contentment.    Take a Closer Look...   BUY NOW Excerpt from Growing Grateful  The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in faithful love. — Psalm 145:8 Have you ever witnessed road rage? Once, a burly man in a truck started angrily gesturing and screaming at me. I’m not even sure what I did to rouse his fury. Perhaps I cut him off. Or perhaps I did something else wrong. But his behavior left no doubt in my mind as to how he felt. Then, as if obscene gestures and expletives weren’t enough, he began to aggressively tailgate me. It wasn’t until I turned into the parking lot of a nearby police station that he stopped his enraged pursuit. I’m glad that God is not like that angry, impatient man. Scripture repeatedly affirms that He is slow to anger (Exodus 34:6; Nehemiah 9:17). When it comes to being provoked, He’s extremely tolerant and puts up with a lot. That’s not to say that wrongdoers will forever go unpunished (Nahum 1:3). Rather, He gives people ample opportunity to avoid this fate. Peter explained,    The Lord does not delay His promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance. — 2 Peter 3:9 The patience of God ought to give you great comfort and confidence. If you do something wrong, He won’t respond like that hothead in the truck. He will be patient with you. You can run toward Him rather than away from Him. You can draw near without fear, knowing that He will not respond in anger but with mercy and grace (Hebrews 4:16).  MEDITATION  Do you think of God as being angry and impatient or as patient and even tempered? Where do you think you got this concept of God? How do you feel knowing that God is patient with wrongdoers? How do you feel knowing that God is patient with you?  GROW GRATEFUL    Thank God that He is patient and slow to anger.  Watch this special video message from Mary, to YOU, our FaithGateway community   WATCH NOW Explore of this months best deals! Don't forget about free shipping with code HOPE through 3/31. *Sale prices and free shipping code valid through 3/31/20 at 11:59pm CST. Free standard shipping on U.S. orders excluding Alaska and Hawaii. FaithGateway ~ our mission is to help you grow and share your faith. Copyright © 2020 HarperCollins Christian Publishing,  All Rights Reserved. 501 Nelson Place, Nashville, TN  37214  USA Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy *Manage Your eMail Preferences or Unsubscribe

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