Gratitude Changes Attitude | Understanding the Science of Gratitude
GRATITUDE CHANGES ATTITUDE Gratitude Changes Attitude: Understanding the Science of Gratitude by Alex Hardt, Associate Pastor – Youth and Young Adults We live gratefully because of God’s grace—because of all God has done for us through Jesus Christ. Grace is what separates Christianity from every other religion. And grace is the ultimate fuel for our gratitude. – Kara Powell Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. – Psalm 100:3 FEAR We are consumed by negative thoughts. I turned on the news or see my social feeds streaming negative thought after negative thought. In a 2015 NY Times article it noted how our culture markets fear. You ever notice how scary stories garner attention and provoke action more efficiently than do rational arguments? When frightened, we react viscerally, our emotions are riled, and want to take action to protect ourselves and our communities.