Gratitude is powerful. It can transform our thinking, hearts, and lives.

Here are ten quotes on the theme of gratitude that are worth pausing and reflecting on.

“It is not joy that makes us grateful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” David Steindl-Rast

“All people have within their grasp much to be thankful for. Gratitude fills, grumbling drains. The choice is ours.” Richard Swenson (Margin)

“When entitlement is high, gratitude is low. When gratitude is high, entitlement is low. Gratitude begins where our sense of entitlement ends.” Steven Furtick (Crash the Chatterbox)

“Biblical gratitude is not conditional upon positive circumstances, but is an attitude of the heart that exists regardless of either life’s ease or life’s hardships.” Will van der Hart & Rob Waller

“The more you think you’re entitled to, the less you’ll be grateful for.” John Ortberg (Soul Keeping)

“The key that unlocks this treasury of joy is gratitude.” Tim Chester (Enjoying God)

“I always thought gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts received; but now I realise that gratitude can be also lived as a discipline. The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy. Gratitude as a discipline involves a conscious choice. I can choose to be grateful even when my emotions and feelings are still steeped in hurt and resentment. It is amazing how many occasions present themselves in which I can choose gratitude instead of complaint.” Henri Nouwen

“Silent gratitude isn’t much good to anyone.” Gladys Stern

“Having a grateful attitude in adversity isn’t living in denial; it’s choosing to see your situation from a higher vantage point.” Steven Furtick (Crash the Chatterbox)

“Nothing will bring us into a consciousness of God’s presence more quickly and deeply than praising Him and giving thanks to Him. And nothing will disrupt our awareness of His presence like focusing on our own discontent.” Steven Furtick (Crash the Chatterbox)

Which quote stands out to you about gratitude? Do you have a favourite quote you’d like to share? Leave a comment.

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