Quotes about Gratitude

Paul wrote these words: "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through [Christ] who gives me strength" (Phil. 4:12—13).

You will battle with discontent until you let Christ be all that you need.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

Comparison is and will always be the thief of all joy.

Happiness is not in getting what you want, but in learning to want what you get. Don't waste your time crying over what you're not given. When you have tears in your eyes, you can't see all the beautiful things around you.

Not appreciating the noise until she was surrounded by silence.

One of the best things a father can do for his daughter is let her know that she has met his expectations. My father did that for me, and no amount of effort on my part can fully repay the debt. I'd do anything for him, and for my mother. Now

The secret to a happy life is not in getting what you want. It is in learning to want what you get. Don't waste your time crying over what you're not given. When you have tears in your eyes, you can't see all the beautiful things around you.

Maybe grace was all around me, bubbling through, passing under my feet, and I'd never seen it because I'd never tried to see.

Joy, I realized, isn't so much a circumstance you find yourself in but a choice you make.

A little act of service. Is it possible that all service is worship? The words were still in my head.

Don't waste your time crying over what you're not given. When you have tears in your eyes, you can't see all the beautiful things around you.