The Four Components of Gratitude
I don’t know what your Thanksgiving traditions happen to be, but if it’s typical you probably get together with family, watch some football, eat yourself silly and generally try to have a good time. Maybe you take turns having each person tell one thing he or she is thankful for. Whatever it may be, I hope this note on gratitude can provide extra food for thought.
“Lord, accept my thanks.”
I’m afraid the first mistake we make when we think about gratitude is to assume that God owes it to us to accept our thanks. (more…)