Tilling the Soil of the Heart: Thankfulness

As we continue this week focusing on tilling the soil of our hearts, today we’re going to look at the role of thankfulness in opening our hearts to receive all that God longs to give. While Scripture is filled with encouragements to be thankful, I think our own lived experience tells us that being thankful is essential in the pursuit of an abundant life. So may God remind us of all we have to be thankful for today as we make space to meet with him. And may our days be better as the result of taking just a few moments to be thankful for who we are, what we have, and all God has done for us as his beloved children.   Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 107:1, and today's worship is Gratitude by Brandon Lake. -- Thanks for listening to today’s podcast.    As you go about your day today, look for opportunities to express your thankfulness to yourself, others, and your heavenly Father. If you start to feel like negativity is taking over, your heart is hard towards someone, or that life is simply dragging you down, taking just a few moments to find and express thankfulness makes all the difference.    Make sure to subscribe and rate and review the podcast. Taking just a few moments to subscribe and rate the First15 podcast goes a really long way in helping more believers find this space for God’s presence.    Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him.