23 Gratitude Posts to Help You Get Grateful NOW!
‘Tis the season to be grateful! So I decided to gather up as much inspiration for gratitude that I could from my blogging buddies. This round-up of gratitude posts includes some about how to be grateful, some about how to show gratitude, a few about family gratitude, a couple on gratitude quotes…well, you get the idea; there’s something for everyone!
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Why Gratitude Posts?
Besides the fact that Thanksgiving is right around the corner? Well, truly, the importance of practicing gratitude, specifically gratitude to God, can’t be understated. Look at what Paul says in the book of Romans.
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Romans 1:21
If you keep reading, you will see that, in part, not giving thanks led people to idolatry and sexual sin. They “become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity (Rom. 1:29).”
They were envious, murderous, arrogant, and disobedient. They were without love, mercy, understanding, and fidelity.
Yikes!
That sounds like a path I’d rather not go down, but, if I’m honest, how many of these things can I say that I’m guilty of? Maybe not the worst of them, but sometimes I’m arrogant and sometimes I lack mercy, and…you get the point.
So…
Now I have a choice, I can choose to keep going down that road, or I can choose to glorify God and give thanks to Him.
I choose to give thanks. If you’re with me, you might find this collection of gratitude posts helpful in redirecting down the path of the righteous.
So without further ado…
Gratitude Posts on How to Be More Grateful
Hopefully, the introduction to this post made it clear how important it is to incorporate gratitude into your everyday life. These gratitude posts from bloggers all over the world will show you a myriad of ways you can experience thankfulness as you go through your day-to-day life and in different seasons of life, as well.
Being Grateful in the Everyday by Kim at New Day of Simplicity could technically fit into 2 categories; that’s how much info is packed into this gratitude blog post! Full of helpful tips on both how to be more grateful and Bible verses about being grateful, this post will be sure to motivate you to look for reasons to be grateful!
How to Find Joy in the Journey by Katy Parker at Salt + Sparrow isn’t necessarily about gratitude, but it does inlcude practicing gratitude, along with spreading kindness (and others), as part of finding joy in difficult times.
5 Keys to Cultivate Gratitude for a Happier, Healthier Life by Dr. Johnson at Dr.CynthiaJohnson.com talks not only about the keys mentioned in the title, but also about all the benefits of being thankful (so many!). These keys are sure to give you a different perspective on gratitude and how to live it out.
Ideas for Being Thankful, also by Dr. Johnson, gives even more thought-provoking insight into gratefulness, reasons to be grateful, and ways to express gratitude. Also found here – a free (no email required) printable of ideas to spark gratitude every day!
A Grateful Heart by Rebecca at A Daughter’s Gift of Love shows us how some of our favorite Bible characters showed gratitude, even in difficult times and gives us lots of ways that we can cultivate a grateful heart in all circumstances.
Gratitude in Action by AnnMarie at Busy Blessed Woman offers a some great questions we can answer in order to evaluate and stimulate our gratitude attitudes. It also links to several other posts on gratitude, so definitely check this one out!
Daily Gratitude Journal, also at Busy Blessed Woman, goes in-depth on the details of gratitude journaling. Starting with what exactly gratitude journaling is and ending with a free printable gratitude journal, you’ll find everything you need to get started using a gratitude journal, even if you’ve never done it before!
How to Keep and Share a Thankful Heart by Sandra at Sandra’s Ark is all about how thanking God is the foundation for maintaining a thankful heart and how a thankful heart inspires us to love God more and then love others more by sharing our gratitude with those around us.
Thankfulness and Happiness Go Hand in Hand, also at Sandra’s Ark, uses personal stories to show us how happiness and gratitude are closely related and then reminds us that there are many reasons to be happy and thankful, even when times seem too difficult for us to handle.
Posts on How to Show Gratitude
Maybe you already feel grateful, but you’re not sure how exactly can you show it. These posts will inspire and encourage you to show your gratitude in both tried and true and new and creative ways!
In 4 Ways to Thank God in Busy Seasons by Sarah Howley at In Spirit Encourage, we find practical ways to fit time to be thankful into even the busiest of schedules. Check it out and see if one or more of them might fit into your busy schedule!
The Power of Thanksgiving, Praise, and Worship by Angela at No Longer Lukewarm teaches us all about how thanksgiving, praise, and worship are related and how powerful it is to use them together to draw closer to God. She even includes a clickable top-10 list of praise and worship songs so you can get started right away!
In 3 Short Thanksgiving Prayers You Can Pray Today by Aminata Coote from Hebrews 12 Endurance, you’re given not only some ready-to-pray prayers but also prayer points for crafting your own personalized prayers and examples of thanksgiving prayer in the Bible. You can even print out the prayers in PDF form to keep handy wherever you might need them!
Take a look at Psalm 118 – Giving Thanks to God by Corinne at CorinneKelli.com and find the who, what, when, where, why, and how of giving thanks. This insightful and detailed gratitude post guides and encourages readers into a more intentional lifestyle of gratefulness.
7 Ways to Express Gratitude Online by Paul Steinbrueck at OurChurch.com delivers 7 tips to show gratitude to people using online outlets like social media, blogging, and email. If you’re looking for a creative way to show gratitude that goes beyond the basics, you’re bound to find one you like here!
Gratitude Posts on What the Bible Says About Gratitude
What does the Bible say about gratitude? A lot, actually! Here are some gratitude blog posts about exactly what that is.
In 25 Bible Verses About Gratitude for a Thankful Heart, Kara at KaraJLovett.com has helpfully grouped gratitude Bible verses into categories so that we can more easily see what God’s word says about gratefulness. She also links to a thankfulness challenge and an article about creating a gratitude list!
15 Beautiful Bible Verses About Gratitude and Thankfulness by Ashley at Faithfully Planted breaks down some gratitude scriptures to make them accessible and understandable to all.
Thanking God in Difficult Times – Bible Verses by Natacha Jamshidi at Little Bits of Bliss “is all about Bible verses on thanking God in difficult times; why it’s important to thank God for everything; and how to be thankful even if we face difficult times” (Little Bits of Bliss). It is very helpful in showing readers that there are many things to be grateful for that are not related to circumstances, and it is sure to give you lots or reasons to thank God even when you find yourself facing trials and tribulations!
What Does the Bible Say About Gratitude? by AnnMarie at Busy Blessed Woman uses Bible verses and Bible stories to illustrate the idea of gratitude and then helps readers apply this widsom to life today using thought-provoking questions. You are sure to develop a stronger attitude of gratitude after reading AnnMarie’s detailed and well-developed gratitude post!
Posts Containing Quotes About Gratitude
Who better to learn about gratitude from than some of the deep religious thinkers of the world? These posts containing gratitude quotes can help you gain a fresh perspective on being grateful and inspire you to cultivate more gratitude in your own life.
In The 5 Best Quotes About Thankfulness and Free Printable by Sandra at Sandra’s Ark delivers some pretty thought-provoking quotes on gratitude. And you can print them all out in pretty frames, too!
17 Inspiring Gratitude Quotes {+ FREEBIES!} by yours truly here at Catching Courage contains quotes from the likes of C.S. Lewis and Elisabeth Elliot that will inspire you to take your gratitude game to the next level (plus a free gratitude bundle to help you do just that)!
Gratitude Posts on Family Gratitude
These 3 posts from A Child Shall Lead Them are great resources for teaching your kids about being grateful and learning to cultivate gratitude as a family!
7 Ways to Raise Grateful Kids in a Self-centered World by Marilyn is all about…you guessed it – raising grateful kids! It contains practical tips to help your kids learn to be grateful when the world around them is constantly telling them they need and deserve more than what they have.
In Gratitude ABCs, Jennifer King provides a way for families to identify things they are grateful for that go beyond the basics along with a free printable to make it even easier!
5 Family Bible Lessons on Thanksgiving by Arrica Hess contains lessons like “Thanking the Lord Through Song,” “Thanking God for Salvation Through Jesus,” and “Thanking the Lord for Others.” They each contain a central Bible verse plus “supplemental exercises and scripture readings” to help guide you as you teach your family about being thankful.
No matter what you came here looking for, I pray you found something to help you develop a more grateful heart this Thanksgiving season and always.
Which posts did you check out, and how did they help you develop a stronger attitude of gratitude? Comment below and let us know!
Catch ya’ later,
2 Comments
Arrica Hess
Great post with so many great resources. Sharing all around. Thanks for putting it together.
Coren
Thanks, Arrica! Thanks for visiting and for contributing! I pray that it is beneficial to everyone involved and will help others incorporate more gratitude into their lives!