A prayer for thankfulness when you're struggling, written by Windy Van Act and read by Kelly

Gibbons.

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

First Thessalonians 5-18.

If you're struggling with being thankful for an imperfect life at the moment, here are

five different ways to practice thankfulness.

First a toe-to-head thank you.

As a teenager, I heard Mike Pillavachi speak at a soul survivor event.

I can't remember most of what he said, but one thing stuck with me, a prayer of gratitude

when you wake up in the morning.

I still do this from time to time.

Basically the idea is that as you wake up in the morning, you start at your toes and

you think God for the ability to wiggle them, and then you move up, naming various body

parts and why you are thankful for them until you reach your head.

I generally find at the end of this prayer that I'm pretty cheerful about the day ahead.

Second grace.

Another way to build gratitude into your life, even when you aren't feeling it, is to

say grace before your meal.

Don't make this a rote prayer that you learned in kindergarten.

Use each meal as an opportunity to thank God for one good thing in your life.

If you're really drawing a blank, you can always simply thank him that you have food for

one meal.

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