Being grateful is such a blessing. We all get opportunities to show gratitude and yet, to have a grateful heart is something special. It shows how much we recognize God's love for us.
Faith reveals to us the truth that God is Love. Developing a heartfelt gratitude towards God and others, helps us to be open to love and able to show our gratitude for all the love that we receive.
The example of a small child comes to mind... Parents love their child and are willing and able to look after this 'little person'. They are so grateful for the gift of having a child. However, the child can be bold and even complain and be ungrateful for all the love and care that they are receiving. They may even want what is not good for them to have.
We can be like that with God. With limited faith, we may not realize how much we are loved and cared for, and begin to complain about what we don't have etc.
A grateful heart is one that we foster and develop by growing in awareness of just how much we are loved, each day of our lives. We realize we could never thank God enough for all that we receive, directly and indirectly. And, to know, there is no limit to how much God loves us.
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