OUR GRATITUDE ENGINE

Psalm 103:1-2 NKJV Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:

I was standing in a supermarket queue this week when the lady being served at the front of the queue suddenly went off to find something she had forgotten, so we were all delayed even longer! 

The lady in front of me started talking about patience being a virtue and there followed a lovely conversation, with each of us finding different things we were grateful for, until we were served. We thought about the huge choice there is, the health to enjoy our food, etc. You get the picture.😊

It turned a tense situation into a happy light hearted one and we left each other smiling, but delighted to have met and having reminded ourselves how very blessed we were.😊

Isn’t it lovely how being thankful and finding things to be grateful for can totally turn a potentially grumpy situation around? So next time you’re finding it hard to be patient, try looking for something to be glad about and share it with someone else and maybe brighten their day too.

The great thing is it won’t cost a thing because gratitude comes from deep inside, just waiting for someone to press the right button and set it going, a bit like turning on an engine. We all have a gratitude engine inside us!😊

It reminded me as well how being grateful is also an act of worship, which is something we don’t always think about, so there’s all the more reason to be grateful, don’t you think?  

And just in case your gratitude engine might need some help, I’ll start things off by saying how grateful I am for everybody who takes the time to read my Blog.😊 Now it’s your turn to go and tell somebody what you’re grateful for. It may be for just being who they are to you.😊

Have a blessed and grateful weekend everybody.x

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