Quotes about Blessings

IT'S A DELIGHT to be around thankful people. They fill up a room with their optimism, thoughtfulness, and peace. In his letter to the believers in Corinth, Paul said that such people act as a fragrant perfume that brings pleasure to every corner of a room.

When we help the weak, the poor, and the sick—expecting nothing in return—we are most like God, and He blesses us beyond anything the world can offer.

How happy a person is depends upon the depth of his gratitude. You will notice at once that the unhappy person has little gratitude toward life, other people and God.

Express gratitude for what you have. This increases the possibility that eventually you will have more to express gratitude for.

In agricultural communities, the "firstfruits" are the first crops of the harvest. As a statement to God and a reminder to ourselves, we don't spend the first part of any increase (raise, bonus, or gift) on ourselves. We take it to God and give it to Him.

Yes, there is a "secret to happiness"—and it is gratitude. All happy people are grateful, and ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that it is being unhappy that leads people to complain, but it is truer to say that it is complaining that leads to people becoming unhappy. Become grateful and you will become a much happier person.

We have all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you've been blessed at all you're meant to pass some of that on. You're meant to set a positive example. That's our responsibility.

God blesses us more so that we can be more of a blessing to others.

We learn about tithing by paying it.

God never takes away something from your life without replacing it with something better.

At this very moment, God's working behind the scenes in your life, arranging things in your favor. Stay in faith!

Today, let's be determined to see blessings in the midst of things that seem like burdens.