Choosing Gratitude Your Journey to Joy

Gratitude is a choice. If we fail to chose it, by default we choose ingratitude. And once allowed into the heart, ingratitude does not come by itself but with a lot of other seedy companions that only succeed in stealing joy. To not choose gratitude - daily and deliberately - is more costly than we usually realize. And when we do choose a lifestyle of heartfelt, humble gratitude, we are mindful of the benefits received from our gracious Savior and those He has placed around us. By intentionally thanking God and others, bitterness and entitlement are replaced with joy and the humble realization of just how undeserving we really are. Derived from a popular Revive Our Hearts radio series, Choosing Gratitude: The Path to Joychallenges and equips the reader to live a life of intention. A life based on thankfulness - for the freedom Christ has provided and for the blessings of others.

NANCY LEIGH DEMOSS is the author of twelve books, including the bestselling Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free and Choosing Forgiveness. She is the host and teacher for Revive Our Hearts and Seeking Him, two nationally-syndicated programs heard each weekday on over 1,000 radio stations. She is a mentor and spiritual mother to thousands of women and a leader of the True Woman movement. For more information on her radio programs, conference ministry, and books, visit www.ReviveOurHearts.com.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword: Before You BeginIntroduction: Your Invitation to Transformation1. The Power of Gratitude2. Guilt, Grace, and Gratitude3. No Thanks4. Why Choose Gratitude'5. Of Whiners and Worshipers6. How Can I Say Thanks'7. Thanks . . . for Everything 8. But Not Without Sacrifice9. Going Gratitudinal A Personal PS: For those who feel "I just can't give thanks in all things!"Growing in Gratitude: A 30-Day Devotional GuideA Grateful PrayerAppendix: Hymns of GratitudeHeartfelt Thanks