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written by Stephan Joubert

You’re not a victim of your emotions. You can live thankful every day. You can have an “attitude of gratitude” lifestyle. How? Well, here’s a few pointers:

a. Choose to live every day proactively in the Lord’s good name, never reactively. Refuse to constantly react to everyone and everything. You don’t have to have an opinion about everything under the sun.

b. Don’t get dysfunctionally attached to strangers. Don’t allow bad drivers or criminals to fill you with anger. Detach yourself emotionally from negative people. Don’t allow them to pull you down to their negative level.

c. Don’t seek revenge. God has freed you from “eye-eye” and “tooth-tooth” games long ago. Don’t play along.

d. Show thankfulness in little ways to every person you encounter today. Be quick to thank them. Give suitable compliments often. Pray with someone often.

e. Count some blessings in your life today and thank God willfully for these. Life today in a rhythm of thankfulness, not a “shuffle of critique”.