"Give Thanks for Everything" - GRATITUDE DRAWS PEOPLE CLOSER TOGETHER

Another reason why a gratitude is good for you is that it strengthens friendship. All of us need to feel appreciated.  When you sincerely thank another person for a kind act, the two of you are drawn closer to each  other.  (Romans 16:3, 4)  Furthermore, grateful people are more likely to be helpful people.  They notice kindnesses expressed to them and feel moved to be kind in return.  Yes, helping others leads to happiness. It is just as Jesus said:"There is more happiness in giving than there is receiving." - ACTS 20:35.

Robert Emmons, co-director of a University of California study project  on gratitude, made this point:  "Seeing with grateful eyes requires that we see the web of interconnection in which we alternate  between being givers and receivers."  The fact is that our lives are sustained and supported by others in many ways. For example, they may provide for our food or give us medical attention.  (1 Corinthians 12:21) The grateful person clearly appreciates what others do for him.  That being so,have you made it a habit to express gratitude to what others do for you?

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