Practicing Defiant Gratitude

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“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 

Life can be a struggle. Some days are just plain hard. Meditation and prayer are powerful tools to help us through the difficult times. Yet like any other tool, it’s best for us to become proficient with it before we most need it. It’s important for us to pray and meditate in the good days and the bad days and on the in between days. 

It is important that we acknowledge our challenges, acknowledge our problems, name them and describe them. Yet the challenge for us is not to become problem oriented but solution oriented. So we always want to take inventory of the good things that are around us and that we experience. 

Take joy and rejoice in and through the  pain- not because of the pain, but in the pain. The more things we are grateful for the more things we will find to be grateful about. Practicing defiant gratitude will empower us and inspire us first to endure and then to overcome whatever obstacles we face.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is ‘60 Seconds of Hope’. Peace be with you.

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