On Your Feet

Question to think about: Are you willing to live your gratefulness on your feet?

I listened to an individual complain about everything. I mean everything. It made me tired. The list of complaints seemed to be non-ending. I took advantage of a momentary pause and asked, "Is there anything in your life that you are grateful about?"

The answer revealed the heart: "Not really."

Nothing will seem right when gratefulness is missing. The thing is . . . gratefulness requires attention, choice, and action. The process of gratefulness is spelled out in Psalm 100:

On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter,
sing yourselves into his presence.

Know this: God is God, and God, God.
He made us; we didn't make him.
We're his people, his well-tended sheep.

Enter with the password: "Thank you!"
Make yourselves at home, talking praise.
Thank him. Worship him.

For God is sheer beauty,
all-generous in love,
loyal always and ever.
(The Message)

Gratefulness energizes and contributes to our health while complaining is wearing on the body, mind, and heart.

So . . .

On your feet . . . applaud God . . . and remember "thank you" is the password to enter into living a life worth living.

Learning with you to get on my feet and actively be grateful.
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2008 All Rights Reserved)