I don’t know about you, but my entire day gets messed up when my morning routine is broken. It seems that everything starts going in the wrong direction. My puppy has been sick (insert cry face here), and normally I take him outside after spending my time with God and having my coffee, but this morning was different. I had to take him out as soon as I got up. One thing led to another, and the next thing I know, I’ve been up for 35 minutes and have not spent my precious time with God in prayer.

As soon as I had a moment, I stopped what I was doing and placed my focus back on God; however, something was still not right. I couldn’t feel my normal closeness and intimacy with God. It felt as if He was far away until I realized the piece of my morning routine that was missing – gratitude. As soon as I mentioned all the things I was grateful for the day, everything changed. I felt His presence, and my attitude changed immediately.

When our heart is filled with gratitude for what we have (and for what we don’t have), we are telling God that we trust Him and that we don’t

Prayer

Lord, thank You for loving me. Thank you for saving me from dying and for giving me eternal life through your death. Thank you for breathing breath into my body and filling me with life. Please stay close to me and constantly remind me of Your love. No matter what I am facing, please fill me with a spirit of gratitude. I ask through Jesus Christ – Amen.