A thankful attitude opens windows of heaven.
Spiritual blessings fall freely onto you through these openings into eternity.
Moreover, as you look up with a grateful heart, you get a glimpse of Glory through those windows.
You cannot yet live in heaven, but you can experience foretastes of your ultimate home.
Such samples of heavenly fare revive your hope.
Thankfulness opens you up to these experiences, which then provide further reasons to be grateful.
Thus your path becomes an upward spiral: ever increasing in gladness.
Thankfulness is not some kind of magic formula; it is the language of love, which enables you to communicate intimately with Me.
A thankful mind-set does not entail a denial of reality with its plethora of problems.
Instead, it rejoices in Me, your Savior, in the midst of trials and tribulations.
I am your refuge and strength, an ever-present and well-proved help in trouble (Psalm 46:1).
From Jesus Calling, by Sarah Young
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