Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1 Why Grace & Gratitude? 3
2 A Grace-Filled Perspective Changes Everything 8
3 A Right View of God Makes Us Grateful 13
4 The Link between Grace & Gratitude 18
5 Growing a Grateful Heart One Thought at a Time 23
6 A Grateful Heart Outshines Our Circumstances 28
7 God Blesses Us as We Gratefully Forgive 33
8 Our Eternal Perspective Overflows to Grace & Gratitude 39
9 Practicing Grace & Gratitude in the Home 44
10 Practicing Grace & Gratitude in the Workplace 49
11 Practicing Grace & Gratitude in Our Churches 54
12 Practicing Grace & Gratitude in Our Neighborhoods 59
13 Practicing Grace & Gratitude with Our Families 64
14 Practicing Grace & Gratitude with Our Friends 69
15 Practicing Grace & Gratitude with Our Acquaintances 74
16 An Attitude of Grace-Filled Gratitude Changes Us 79
17 An Attitude of Grace-Filled Gratitude Stretches Us 84
18 An Attitude of Grace-Filled Gratitude Humbles Us 89
19 An Attitude of Grace-Filled Gratitude Helps Us Persevere 89
20 An Attitude of Grace-Filled Gratitude Makes Us Holy 99
21 An Attitude of Grace-Filled Gratitude Helps Us Pray 104
22 Learning How to Pray with Grace & Gratitude 109
23 Changing the World by Witnessing with Grace & Gratitude 114
24 Grace-Filled Gratitude Changes How We View Our Weaknesses 119
25 Grace-Filled Gratitude Changes How We Think 124
26 Grace-Filled Gratitude Changes How We Speak 130
27 Grace-Filled Gratitude Changes How We Live 134
28 Grace-Filled Gratitude Changes How We Prioritize Our Time 139
29 Grace-Filled Gratitude Changes How We Interpret the World 143
30 Grace-Filled Gratitude Changes How We Worship God 148
Sources for Quotations 153