Even though Thanksgiving is sadly over, I believe it is still so important to carry with us an attitude of gratitude and to "... live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you." (Alma 34:38) Just because the season of giving thanks is over, doesn't mean we can't be thankful anymore!;)
Today in Gospel Doctrine class someone made a comment that really stood out to me. It was something along the lines of how Heavenly Father does not ask us to be thankful and express our gratitude to Him so that He can obtain self gratification... In other words, He does not have the mindset of "Oh, I gave you everything so say thank you." He wants us to express gratitude to benefit ourselves. Because when we are thankful, our attitude changes. We become humble, teachable, broken-hearted, we recognize where and how we receive those blessings, and essentially we really are becoming like our Savior Jesus Christ. We start to develop Christlike attributes. I personally have experienced the effects of how an attitude of gratitude impacts you immensely. I have those days -like we all do- where I am bitter, frustrated, annoyed, etc. Basically just those days when you're down in the dumps and your thoughts go from positive to negative real quick. You start to think of all the things going wrong, things that aren't perfect, things you wish you could change, etc. instead of the many things that are right in your life, which are many, we just have a hard time realizing it sometimes. It is so easy and it does not take much effort to complain about our problems. We can all agree with that, right? Satan tries to get at us that way, trying to convince us that we have nothing to be happy about or how we have nothing which to be thankful for. He is so so wrong!! Do not let his pathetic influence effect your perspective and attitude. We have power over the adversary. We have power over the unembodied. Dieter F. Uchtdorf once said, "Never give in. Never surrender. Never allow despair to overcome your spirit." If you are having a hard time trying to find the good and positive in life, pray for help to recognize those things in your life! We are human, we all struggle with these things, it is okay. Just realize that when you sincerely pray for guidance, you will get it :) I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. I certainly did!:) Happy Sunday! Ness <3 Here are some pics of me and my beautiful cousins on Thanksgiving!
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"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." - James 1:5-6 Quote Of The Week:
"Give it to God and go to sleep." - Unknown |