Guarding Against Ungratefulness

Hebrews 13:15 

 Therefore by Him let us continually 

offer the sacrifice of praise to God,

 that is, the fruit of our lips,

 [a]giving thanks to His name.

I am so thankful to a friend who called me yesterday

to make sure I didn't miss the stunning rainbow!

I would have too, because I was * busy making lunch for 

my daughter and grandchildren. (a no-school day celebration)

The children's exclamations of delight filled the air as we gazed.

The rainbow was followed by a few hours of brilliant sunshine

 to cheer our sun-starved spirits!

"it's easy to be grateful in moments like this" I contemplated.

"Why is it so easy to slip into ungratefulness when things aren't so much to our liking?!"

Ungratefulness is like a heavy foot upon the soul

It blinds us to a showcase where God’s works of wonder toll...

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Ungratefulness can make us miss blessings that God designed

To keep us humbly glad when we were otherwise inclined

Ungratefulness is like a heavy foot upon the soul

It blinds us to a showcase where God’s works of wonder toll

And causes discontentment because we forget the One

Who ought to awe us constantly with all that He has done

Ungratefulness produces bitter fruit, its song and dance

A fickle happiness tickled by pleasing circumstance

Destined to shift and try delight with less appealing bent

Ungratefulness forgets the gift as soon as it is spent

And scowls and vents and kicks against the pricks of trying test

As if we were deserving of only The Very Best

Ungratefulness is often apt to fix on the façade

It tramples on a flower while shaking a fist at God

It cusses and complains, where hymns of thanksgiving should be

It robs us of the joy that God prepared for you and me

And warps, with wishful thinking, the wellspring that He designed

To keep us humbly glad when we were otherwise inclined

© Janet Martin

Give Thanks

Another easy-gratefulness moment!

I missed taking a photo a few minutes earlier when Eager Helper tripped on the stairs

as he was bringing leftover Christmas cookies up from the downstairs freezer,

and the box dropped sending ziplocked bags of cookies for a tumble!

After being comforted, smiles returned!

Sometimes that's when gratefulness is even sweeter, right?!

After disappointment's tears are dried!

Because life is bound to bring devastating disappointment!

One pic of what turned into 

Classic Minestrone Soup! Yummy!