A Bible Verse About Gratitude (Psalm 95:1-2)

A Bible verse about gratitude:

“Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.  Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” Psalm 95:1-2

Thanksgiving is coming up as I write this post.  By the time it publishes, that day will have already passed.  This time of year though, it’s natural to think of thanksgiving.  So let’s give thanks.

I am grateful for so many things.  Historically, I have done a poor job of remembering this.

I have chosen to focus on what I don’t have versus what I do.  The worst part is that I felt completely justified in doing so.

This might be a little difficult to explain, but let me at least try.

I pride myself on being perseverant.  No matter the obstacle, I will overcome it.  Not alone; but I will overcome it.

That can be a good characteristic to have.  By the way, I choose to refer to it as being perseverant instead of the more obvious title of stubborn persistence.

Being perseverant has gotten me to where I am today, but it’s also been holding back my demonstration of gratitude.

When setbacks come my way, I obsess over them.  I envelop myself amongst them in order to overcome and find a solution.  The better option is to embrace these opportunities for what they really are – chances to demonstrate gratitude.

My line of thinking in the past has been: “If I show gratitude or nonchalance towards these circumstances, then that would be akin to giving up.  It would become commonplace, or the norm.  If I accept this as the way things are, then why even have any motivation for things being better?”

I still feel that way, but I have found a new perspective.  I went down the YouTube rabbit hole the other day watching Steve Harvey’s motivational messages.

One of these messages was about gratitude, and I’ll quote Mr. Harvey’s message:

“He’s not gonna keep giving you stuff if what you got you can’t handle already.”

It’s not about giving up; it has nothing to do with accepting things as they are.  Moreover, It certainly doesn’t mean that I can’t expect or hope for a better life for my family.

It just means that regardless of any situation or circumstance, there are still things to be grateful for.  And the sooner you (and I) start thanking God for what He’s already given, the sooner we’ll be on the receiving end of more.

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