Creating A Gratitude Journal
Taking your gratitude to the next level means that you are expressing your gratitude in the written word. If you are using a planner every day, you could add one statement of gratitude in your planner every day. Spending 10-15 minutes of your day at the beginning or at the end of the day, brings so many benefits to your life!
Otherwise, creating a gratitude journal is your best bet. Here are all the reasons that a gratitude journal will make your life better than you could ever imagine.
Reasons To Create A Gratitude Journal
1Your emotions will be happier
When you write in a gratitude journal, you are creating positive emotions. You are focusing on the positive rather than on the negative. It trains your brain to look and seek positive emotions.
“Give thanks with a grateful heart.” – Psalm 107:1
2.Gratitude increases happiness
By boosting your happiness with life, you increase your overall happiness.
“You are my God; I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you. This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” – Psalm 118:28-29
3.You increase your optimism
When you think more positively, you will look for more positive things in life. the more you perceive good things in the world around you, the more you believe in the potential of your life.
“All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.” – 2 Corinthians 4:15
4.Gratitude can help you feel less stressed out with life’s challenges.
You do not feel bogged down by the stressors in your life. Focusing on the positive side of your life rather than the negative brings the loevel of your stress down several notches.
“Giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.” – Colossians 1:12
5. Reduces the feeling of envy
The more gratitude you feel, the less envy you experience. It is hard to covet other's things when you are focusing on your own blessings.
6, Less Stress-Better Physical Health And Mental Health
There are dozens of physical conditions associated with stress. Being thankful brings more positivity in our lives and reduces stress. And that can reduce some physical issues associated with stress. Writing down the things that inspire feelings of gratefulness has been shown to improve psychological health by reducing feelings of anxiety, depression, and other symptoms commonly associated with mental illnesses. It has been proven that those who spend 10-15 minutes at night writing down what they are thankful for get better sleep.
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” – Colossians 4:2
7.Healthier Relationships
Being grateful for those in your lives can help stregthen relationships. Writing down those thoughts of thankfulness gives verbal confirmation of those thoughts. It helps us to remember to thank those around us verbally. A simple thank you can affect the entire day od a person. That thankfulness strengthens our personal and working relationships.
“For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.” – 1 Timothy 4:4-5
8. Better Spiritual Life
Being thankful brings us closer to the Lord. When we are thankful, He blesses us. Taking time to be grateful and focusing on Him who gives us all blessings. brings us closer to God. It increase our need to spend more time with Him.
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