Just when the truth about life sinks in, His truth starts to surface. He takes us by the hand and dares us not to sweep the facts under the rug but to confront them with him at our side.
Max LucadoRead
Gratitude. More aware of what you have than what you don't. Recognizing the treasure in the simple - a child's hug, fertile soil, a golden sunset. Relishing in the comfort of the common.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Gratitude involves appreciating what you have rather than focusing on what you lack.
This quote emphasizes the importance of gratitude, suggesting that true happiness comes from being aware of and appreciating the simple treasures in life, such as a child's affection, the beauty of nature, and the comfort of ordinary moments. It encourages a mindset shift from scarcity to abundance, highlighting that fulfillment can be found in the everyday experiences that often go unnoticed.
Themes
GratitudeHappinessAppreciationTreasureSimple Joys
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about mental health, one might say, 'As Max Lucado suggests, gratitude can shape our perspective on life.'
More from Max Lucado
All quotes →When you're full of yourself, God can't fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
Max LucadoRead
There's an antidote to our fears- trust. If we trust God more,we can fear less.
Max LucadoRead
We will never be cleansed until we confess we are dirty. And we will never be able to wash the feet of those who have hurt us until we allow Jesus, the one we have hurt, to wash ours.
Max LucadoRead
One of the things I discover a lot in marriage counseling is the husband or wife trying to get their spiritual thirst quenched by their partner; I think that's a real common mistake that we make.
Max LucadoRead
Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia
Max LucadoRead
Similar quotes
The small things of life were often so much bigger than the great things . . . the trivial pleasure like cooking, one's home, little poems especially sad ones, solitary walks, funny things seen and overheard.
Barbara PymRead
What is without us has no connection with happiness, only so far as the preservation of our lives and health depends upon it. . . . Happiness springs immediately from the mind.
Benjamin FranklinRead
A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
Anatole FranceRead
Most days, I go home and I feel rejuvenated. I feel ebullient.
Siddhartha MukherjeeRead
I have no name: I am but two days old. What shall I call thee? I happy am, Joy is my name. Sweet joy befall thee!
William BlakeRead
To fill the hour──that is happiness.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRead