{"id":88,"date":"2025-08-15T16:26:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/?p=88"},"modified":"2025-08-15T16:26:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:26:47","slug":"the-power-of-gratitude-in-your-faith-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/?p=88","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Gratitude in Your Faith Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gratitude isn\u2019t just for Thanksgiving. It\u2019s a game-changer for your faith. Here\u2019s how to make it a daily habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hey ladybird,<br>I used to think gratitude was just saying \u201cthanks\u201d for the big wins\u2014new job, answered prayers, or a perfect sunset. But 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says to \u201cgive thanks in all circumstances.\u201d Even the messy ones? Yep. Gratitude shifts our eyes from what\u2019s wrong to what\u2019s true: God is with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try keeping a gratitude list. Each night, write down three things you\u2019re thankful for, even if it\u2019s just hot coffee or a kind word. It\u2019s like training your heart to see God\u2019s goodness everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Try This<\/strong>: Read 1 Thessalonians 5:16\u201318. Write down three things you\u2019re thankful for today in a notebook or your phone. Thank God for them in a quick prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s one thing you\u2019re grateful for today? Pop it in the comments\u2014I\u2019d love to celebrate with you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gratitude isn\u2019t just for Thanksgiving. It\u2019s a game-changer for your faith. Here\u2019s how to make it a daily habit. Hey ladybird,I used to think gratitude was just saying \u201cthanks\u201d for the big wins\u2014new job, answered prayers, or a perfect sunset. But 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says to \u201cgive thanks in all circumstances.\u201d Even the messy ones? Yep. Gratitude shifts our eyes from what\u2019s wrong to what\u2019s true: God is with us. Try keeping a gratitude list. Each night, write down three things you\u2019re thankful for, even if it\u2019s just hot coffee or a kind word. It\u2019s like training your heart to see God\u2019s goodness everywhere. Try This: Read 1 Thessalonians 5:16\u201318. Write down three things you\u2019re thankful for today in a notebook or your phone. Thank God for them in a quick prayer. What\u2019s one thing you\u2019re grateful for today? Pop it in the comments\u2014I\u2019d love to celebrate with you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions\/89"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}