Send up prayers of gratitude throughout every day.

It sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? But it’s actually harder to do than you might think. With all the negativity that surrounds our everyday lives, it’s pretty easy to get caught up in a mindset of everything that’s going wrong, instead of thanking God for what’s going right in our lives.

I can’t take credit for the title for this blog post. I actually got the title from a Reel by dr.sherrispeaks. In the Reel, I believe she says she herself heard the concept from someone else. 

The fundamental idea is to give God constant praise for all the blessings He has placed in your life. Even in the worst of circumstances (even though you might have to look really hard), you can find something to thank God for. 

It could be something as simple as a parking spot close to the door, a break in the clouds so that a little sunshine hits your face and gives you a warm feeling, or just the simple chirping of an unseen bird going about its business.

If we continuously focus on all the good that we can find in our lives, there won’t be any room for the negative thoughts to creep in. 

And even if they do, we can quickly kick them out by thinking about another positive blessing or circumstance the Lord has given us. Read Philippians 4:8 for great ideas on how to do this.

I got the following idea from Joyce Meyer. It’s a great way to start your day—or at any point in the day when you need a little encouragement.

Say, “Something good is going to happen to me today. I can hardly wait to see what God is going to do in my life today!”

Then, for the first positive thing that happens in your life or positive thought that comes into your mind, thank God for it, truly being appreciative of all that He does for you.

That’s not even to mention the myriad of situations He works out or protects us from that we literally have no idea about. 

I shudder to think about how many bad things He has shielded me from or directed me to avoid without any real sense of the danger or darkness behind those situations.

We need to be just as grateful and give God just as much praise for these things as we do for all the many praise-worthy blessings we can count on any given day.

As long as we’re consistently grateful and thankful to God, we’ll experience much more joy and peace in our lives, no matter the chaos that’s going on around us.