Quotes about Gratitude

The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.

If you don't know how to be happy with what you have, you will never be happy with more.

Knowing and loving God is our greatest privilege, and being known and loved is God's greatest pleasure.

Gratitude asks, "Why me? Why do I get all that I have?

If you would like to increase the amount of happiness you experience in life, here is one of the secrets: learn to enjoy the successes and joys of others.

What do you have that God hasn't given you? And if all you have is from God, why boast as though you have accomplished something on your own?

The first thing on Dr. Amen's master to-do list, the first thing he sees each day, is his gratitude list. Rather than just writing down a few things, he keeps a running tab on what he is grateful for, looks at it every day, and adds to it as joyful moments occur.

Gratitude asks, "Why me? Why do I get all that I have?" David modeled this kind of gratitude when he prayed, "Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?"15 Years later, his son would write, "It is better to be satisfied with what you have than to be always wanting something else.

Envy asks, "Why them? Why do they get what I don't have?" Gratitude asks, "Why me? Why do I get all that I have?" David

Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be.

We never really own anything during our brief stay on earth. God just loans the earth to us while we're here. It was God's property before you arrived, and God will loan it to someone else after you die. You just get to enjoy it for a while.

He wants you to enjoy life, not just endure it.