Join the 30 Days of Gratitude Challenge 2016
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It’s no secret that I believe gratitude is one of the most important pieces of a joyful and healthy life. Afterall, there’s a reason my blog is called “So Very Blessed”!
When you think of a healthy life, “thankfulness” is probably not at the top of your goal list, but maybe it should be.
Having a heart of gratitude reduces depression, lowers anxiety, helps you sleep better, improves your cardiac health, and it even makes you more likely to exercise! (There’s a post coming soon that will tell you all about the long list of health benefits of gratitude).
The most important reason of all to practice gratitude is to fall even more deeply in love with God.
Every blessing in your life is like a little love note that He is sending for you to tell you, “See this amazing thing I created? It’s a gift just for you. This is how much you mean to me and so much more.”
Learning to notice all of the blessings in my life has taken my faith to a whole new level. Growing a thankful heart took me from knowing that God is good to experiencing God’s goodness.
Someone in my Bible study recently brought up that they try to look at life through “faith eyes.” I absolutely love that term! It’s like a filter that you see every situation, every relationship, every environment, and every struggle through. Having faith eyes and seeing God all around you changes everything.
Being able to notice and appreciate your blessings at every turn in your life gives you:
- more joy
- more peace
- more contentment
- better relationships
- more self-esteem
I have seen the power of thankfulness in my own life and I so want you to experience it, too.
It’s not something that just happens instantaneously, though. It takes intentionality and practice to cultivate a heart of gratitude.
That’s exactly why I created this 30-day challenge!
I created this calendar of simple things you can do every single day of November to cultivate a more grateful heart. They may seem like little things, but each and every one of them is backed by research to improve your quality of life.
Every day of the challenge, I will be sending out an e-mail with that day’s task.
There will also be a graphic for your challenge of the day, asking you to share what you are doing and how it’s going. Sharing your experience is the most important part of all!
There is so much power in community. It gives you the support and accountability you need to stay on track for the entire challenge. Plus, you get to see what others are doing for their tasks, too, which is a great way to get new ideas. I am absolutely sure I’ll be learning plenty from you all along the way, so be sure to share!
This challenge is for you if:
- you want to deepen your relationship with God
- you’re struggling to see the blessings in your life right now
- you want more joy in your life
- you want to strengthen your relationships
- you want to improve your health
I can’t wait to walk through this month with you!
I’m having trouble signing up. It says here are too many attempts with my email address.
I sent you an email, Terri! You should be added!
I love this, Becky! We are truly blessed all we have to do is stop and look around. Thanks for sharing with Thankful Thursdays.
Thank you so much, Lori! Yes, blessings are truly all around. Thanks for stopping by!
Hi! Happy Saturday! I hope you have an amazing day! I just found you through the Blog Fuel group and knew this post was going to touch my heart! I immediately signed up for the challenge and joined the Facebook group. I’m always looking for ways to be inspired, strengthen my relationship with God and be better. This made my morning!
Aw, I am so glad you saw my post and signed up! I cannot wait to hear how God speaks to you over the next month!
Love, love, love! We all have something to be thankful for. We just gotta look harder sometimes.
Thank you for this!
That means so much to me, Ella! Thank you! Yes, it definitely takes stopping to look harder sometimes. I need that this month, too!
I love this! This has been a rough week and I absolutely needed to be reminded of this. I love this part especially “The most important reason of all to practice gratitude is to fall even more deeply in love with God.” Thank you! Off to sign up!
Thank you so much, Tami! I am so sorry you’ve had a rough week. I stopped to say a prayer for you right now, and I really hope things turn around so that you can have a beautiful weekend.
Our church did this a while back and you know, being intentional about finding things to be grateful and writing them down, really helps. while you are praising God for even little things, you totally realize just how much you are already blessed by God!
Wow, that is so neat, Karen! What a great thing to go through together as a church!
I love this!!! Such a wonderful idea and everyone needs to participate!
Aw, Crystal…thank you! And I hope they do! More gratitude would make the world such a better place!
What an awesome and inspiring post!! 🙂 <3
That is so kind of you! Thank you!
Thank you; this looks great! I’m sharing with my ChristianJournlaing group so they can join if they’d like.
That is so wonderful of you to share! Thank you so much! The more, the merrier!
So excited!!!!
Me too!! So happy you’re joining me!
Oh, I love this! We could all stand to be a bit more grateful!
Thank you so much! And absolutely! Time to strengthen my gratitude muscle!
Just signed up for this!
Hooray! So glad to have you!
I did this last year and it made an amazing difference in my life. My outlook was more positive, I took the time to see the good in my life, and I thanked God for the wonderful blessings. I’m going to follow your prompts this year!
Aliza, I am so excited to hear that! I’m just waiting with great expectations to see how God is going to move through this. Thanks for sharing your experience and for following along!
What an awesome challenge! Love it!!
Thank you so much, Rebekah! I’m so excited for it!
Love this!
Thank you so much, Terri!