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Exude with Gratitude

We have a small sign taped to our kitchen cabinet. In purple ink it reads, “Exude with gratitude.” It hangs there as a quiet reminder to our family to be thankful for everything, daily. The sincere message of thankfulness is one that is on the lips of many throughout the season of harvest. Yet the concept often seems temporal, like the leaves that fall and are eventually swept away. Can you imagine what would grow in your marriage if you planted thankfulness daily?

We know that God honors and expects thankfulness. Remember the story in Luke 17 where ten lepers were healed by Christ and only one returned to thank Him? Christ specifically asked the one who took the time to offer Him thanks, “Were not all ten cleansed?…Was there no one found to return…and give thanks…except this alien?” (Amplified) A thankful heart is desired by your Savior and undeniably treasured by your spouse.

Small things like clean dishes, oil changes, and a mowed lawn, don’t always seem to warrant a verbal “Thanks.” Over a period of time, certain things become expected. It’s possible that the only time you notice they are done is…when they aren’t done. So we challenge you, become intentional about thanking your spouse for the routine, drab things that they do to make your life comfortable. It’s amazing what expressed appreciation will do to honor your spouse and strengthen your marriage.

Over the last few years, God has taught us to not only thank each other daily for small things, but to constantly thank Him for one major thing, our relationship with Him. As we became more focused on our individual relationships with Christ, the result simply pour out of us in the form of thankfulness toward each other.

Colossians 2:7 calls us to be “Overflowing with thankfulness.” Although the Holy Spirit penned these elegant words, the simple Watkins’ translation reads, “Exude with gratitude.” God promises you that you will reap what you sow. (Galatians 6:7) Daily plant a generous crop of thankfulness and enjoy the harvest of Thanksgiving throughout the entire year!

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