Quotes about Gratitude

Sometimes, we don't get what we want. . . But this is a benevolent universe. And once in a while, we do.

I ask for help. I tell Life what I want, and then I allow it to happen.

It's vital that you accept yourself and learn to be happy with who God made you to be. If you want to truly enjoy your life, you must be at peace with yourself.

When someone asks us where we want to be in our lives, the last thing that occurs to us is to look down at our feet and say, 'Here, I guess, since this is where I am.'

Hundreds would never have known want if they had not first known waste.

If you're unhappy with what you've had over the last 50 years, you have an unfortunate misappraisal of life. It's as good as it gets, and it's very likely to get worse.

A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.

I believe that when we sing, we worship twice. We express our thoughts into words, and our words into song.

Perhaps nothing helps us make the movement from our little selves to a larger world than remembering God in gratitude. Such a perspective puts God in view in all of life, not just in the moments we set aside for worship or spiritual disciplines. Not just in the moments when life seems easy.

We can do little things for God; I turn the cake that is frying on the pan for love of him, and that done, if there is nothing else to call me, I prostrate myself in worship before him, who has given me grace to work; afterwards I rise happier than a king.

It's never too late. Don't focus on what was taken away. Find something to replace it, and acknowledge the blessing you have.

Do the best you can . . . enjoy the present . . . rest satisfied with what you have.