{"id":505,"date":"2018-02-13T09:20:57","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T16:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diannebarker.com\/?p=505"},"modified":"2018-02-13T12:20:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T19:20:47","slug":"get-gratitude-repair-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diannebarker.com\/?p=505","title":{"rendered":"Get Your Gratitude Repair Kit Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My \u2019tude has a leak\u2014not the inner-tube on a car tire\u2026my <em>gratitude<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m an optimistic person\u2014a big dreamer whose great expectations sometimes leave my husband scratching his head.<\/p>\n<p>Also I\u2019m big on saying \u201cthank you\u201d for the smallest gesture of kindness.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A slow leak<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>But lately I\u2019ve noticed a slow leak in the \u2019tude. A little tendency to grumble to the Lord instead of offering praise.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing huge\u2014just an undercurrent of discontent. Tired of waiting. Tired of expecting. Tired of trusting.<\/p>\n<p>Oops! Did I really say that in print?<\/p>\n<p>That place\u2014may I quickly add\u2014is not a good place. I\u2019m getting out of there.<\/p>\n<p>Tired of trusting? What else can I do? All my hope is in God. If he doesn\u2019t come through, the dream is dead.<\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2Fp9m6jT-89&#038;text=Gratitude%20is%20a%20small%20gift%20I%20present%20to%20the%20Lord%20for%20the%20blessings%20he%E2%80%99s%20lavished%20on%20me.%20&#038;via=DianneBarker12&#038;related=DianneBarker12' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gratitude is a small gift I present to the Lord for the blessings he\u2019s lavished on me.  <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2Fp9m6jT-89&#038;text=Gratitude%20is%20a%20small%20gift%20I%20present%20to%20the%20Lord%20for%20the%20blessings%20he%E2%80%99s%20lavished%20on%20me.%20&#038;via=DianneBarker12&#038;related=DianneBarker12' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n<h3><strong>Handy repair kit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Found my \u2019tude repair kit just in time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Confession. Grumbling is sin\u2014kicking against God\u2019s plan. He knows what\u2019s coming while I wait, expect, trust.<\/li>\n<li>Praise. God is great and he is good. For this I can praise him, regardless of complicated circumstances\u2026or delayed dreams.<\/li>\n<li>Thanksgiving. Gratitude is a small gift I present to the Lord for the blessings he\u2019s lavished on me. When I\u2019m forgetful, Psalm 103:1-5 gives me a place to start.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits\u2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>who redeems your life from the pit<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>and crowns you with love and compassion,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>who satisfies your desires with good things<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>so that your youth is renewed like the eagle\u2019s.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This Psalm of David goes on highlighting attributes of God: compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. \u201cHe does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us\u201d (see Psalm 103:8-12 NIV).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Will I ever run out of reasons to praise the Lord?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Never!<\/p>\n<p>Living a life of praise and thanksgiving may not change circumstances but it changes me.<\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2Fp9m6jT-89&#038;text=Living%20a%20life%20of%20praise%20and%20thanksgiving%20may%20not%20change%20circumstances%20but%20it%20changes%20me.&#038;via=DianneBarker12&#038;related=DianneBarker12' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Living a life of praise and thanksgiving may not change circumstances but it changes me. <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2Fp9m6jT-89&#038;text=Living%20a%20life%20of%20praise%20and%20thanksgiving%20may%20not%20change%20circumstances%20but%20it%20changes%20me.&#038;via=DianneBarker12&#038;related=DianneBarker12' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n<p>If your \u2019tude has a leak, repair it with confession and fill it with enough praise and thanksgiving to gush all over the place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord\u201d (Psalm 150:6).<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d love to know if you\u2019ve had a leaky \u2019tude and how you fixed it. Please leave a comment below.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2018 Dianne Barker<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about my books at <a href=\"https:\/\/diannebarker.com\/?page_id=16\">https:\/\/diannebarker.com\/?page_id=16<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My \u2019tude has a leak\u2014not the inner-tube on a car tire\u2026my gratitude. I\u2019m an optimistic person\u2014a big dreamer whose great expectations sometimes leave my husband scratching his head. Also I\u2019m big on saying \u201cthank you\u201d for the smallest gesture of kindness. A slow leak But lately I\u2019ve noticed a slow leak in the \u2019tude. 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