Check Your Gratefulness Meter

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today.

Have you used one to say "thank you?"

~William A. Ward


It has been on my heart to write about gratitude for about a week now. I've put it off because I didn't want to get into the whole area of gratitude. By suggesting that someone is not grateful, well, that has the potential to cause a few problems.


So, this is what I propose. Read the post and if I happen to step on your toes, then just say "ouch" and don't send me any "hate" comments. Agreed?


How can you know if you are ungrateful?


  1. Well, if you can look at situation for what you don't have, instead of appreciating what you do have - you may need to check your gratefulness meter because you're running low.

  2. If you can criticize those who try to help you for what they don't have and what you do have - you may need a gratefulness tune-up.

  3. When you wake up every morning, if there is not a thank you on your lips to God the Father, you really need to check that gratefulness meter.

  4. If you have had opportunity after opportunity and fail to give God proper thanks and praise for what He is doing in your life - take your meter to the altar. Silence does not convey gratitude.

I won't go on - not in this post - but if you find yourself in this small list, correct the situation now. Ask God to give you a grateful heart with the ability to express your gratitude towards Him and towards those people in your life who help you and are there for you.

I did a quick google search and found some gratitude quotes that I'd like to share with you now:

  • The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you. ~John E. Southard

  • For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • Praise the bridge that carried you over. ~George Colman

  • Gratitude is the best attitude. ~Author Unknown

  • Gratitude is the least of the virtues, but ingratitude is the worst of vices. ~Thomas Fuller

  • If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily. ~Gerald Good

You can find more quotes on: http://www.quotegarden.com/gratitude.html


God bless you.


Sanya