Take A Break

Question to think about: Are you willing to take gratefulness breaks?

There is usually a time in life that individuals want to live better. They want to experience more joy, more peace, and more love. It seems as life happens . . . life can become messy and less fulfilling . . . which makes people want and look for a way to live better. Gratefulness is an essential element of living better.

Authentic gratefulness is as much a learned art as it is an attitude:
So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.
Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.
Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.
Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,
singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts.
And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Ephesians 5:15-20, NLT)

Live better. Take a break and follow the life pattern that develops the art and attitude of gratitude:

1. Live carefully . . . be intentional in how thoughts, words, and actions are employed.

2. Make the most of every opportunity. God always makes a way. It is our choice to proceed in the way that God provides.

3. Surrender everything to the presence of God . . . be filled with the Spirit of Christ.

4. Sing . . . sing to God . . . be a part of the symphony of Life.

5. Give thanks for absolutely everything . . . believing that God does not waste anything and will use everything to accomplish the plans of hope for you and I.

6. Intentionally be grateful to God in and through the name of Jesus.

Learning with you to take a break to be grateful.
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2008 All Rights Reserved)