Quotes about Gratitude

Contempt is conceived with expectations. Respect is conceived with expressions of gratitude. We can choose which one we will obsess over-expectations, or thanksgivings. That choice will result in a birth-and the child will be named either contempt, or respect.

To become a servant is to become strong spiritually. It means we are free from the petty demands and grievances that ruin so many lives and turn so many hearts into bitter cauldrons of disappointment, self-absorption, and self-pity.

life is richest when you give each moment of each day to God with the prayer, "Let me receive your love and pour it out on these people so that I can represent you every minute of the day."

When a loved one dies, when a friend moves away, when something in our life changes, we can choose to thank God for the joy he gave us in the past, or we can wallow in misery over the joy we think we will be denied in the future. The choice is ours.

What if exercise and discipline in eating isn't as much about physical health as about honoring the God who made us?

You won't find happiness at the end of a road named selfishness.

Look for the good in every person and every situation. You'll almost always find it.

The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.

Love the giver more than the gift.

Throughout this time I sensed that God was playing a game with me. Perhaps He was using these experiences to teach me the difference between a Want and Need. Toothpaste tasted good, new razor blades shaved quicker — but these were luxuries, not necessities. I was certain that should a real Need ever arise, God would supply it.

I could hardly wait to tell Corrie what God had done with the thimbleful of willingness we had offered Him.

Don't complain to yourselves that you can't go to the mission field! Thank God for bringing the mission field to you!