“Be cheerful no matter what!  …Pray all the time!  …Thank God no matter what happens! …This is the way God wants you, yes you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.” -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 MSG

A Time to Think… “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”  G.K.Chesterton English Christian apologist write, and defence of tradition made him a dominant figure in early 20th-century literature. 

A Time to Act… Stop and notice when you begin comparing your life with someone else’s. God has not given you that person, God has given you as he created you! So, pause, thank God for one blessing in your own life, and choose to celebrate the other person’s joy. 

A Time to Pray… Lord, free me from envy and comparison. Help me recognize your blessings you give me each day and how I can celebrate the happiness of others, and live with a grateful heart, AMEN.