Grateful

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Author: Allison Brost

Subtitle:

30 Days of Growing in Thankfulness

Become more and more grateful each day with the help of this 30-day devotional. Uproot the weeds of discontent and begin to plant daily seeds of thanksgiving that bloom into joy and fulfillment.

When life feels mundane or trials come our way, thanking God for his blessings doesn’t always come naturally. This devotional shows how offering a sacrifice of praise can transform our own outlook on life and remind us of Jesus’ goodness and generosity.

Each devotion begins with a verse on thankfulness and ends with a practical thing to do or pray in response to God’s word. 

As readers grow in gratitude, they will experience a deeper sense of peace, contentment, and joy.

Table of Contents:

Tending the Soil: Cultivating the Good Ground of Gratefulness
God, I Don’t Feel Grateful
The Choice
The Gift
Everyday Emmanuel
Sweet Surrender

Planting the Seeds: Sowing Thoughts of Thankfulness
Think on These Things
Sowing the Right Seeds
A Heart of Praise
Suffering from Spiritual Amnesia

Putting Down Roots: Deepening Gratitude from Head to Heart
In the Vine
The Slow Grow
Pulling up Weeds
So Long Fear
Thanks-Fueled Prayer
Contentment
Taste and See
In the Waiting

Beginning to Bud: Trusting in God the Gardener
All for Jesus
The Invitation to Peace
Our Great God
The Good Gardener
Freedom

Bringing in the Harvest: Receiving the Blessings God Gives to Every Believer
Joy Really Is Jesus
All Things Beautiful
God’s Words
The Blessing of the Body
The Truth about Fruitfulness
The Comforter
Eternity
Ultimately, Hope

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About the author:

Allison Brost is the author of Grateful, and an independent singer/songwriter from Janesville, WI. She loves to share daily encouragement online for those journeying in their faith at This Side of Perfect. Her passion is to share words of hope—both through books and song—that can point people to Jesus and uplift the church. When she’s not busy homeschooling her kids or leading worship, you can find her sitting outside, most likely with a cup of tea in hand.

Endorsements:

In the midst of a season filled with so much difficulty, gratitude has seemed like an impossible ask. And yet, as I read through these pages, I found my heart encouraged and convicted by Allison’s gentle, biblical, and real-life counsel—showing us that gratitude isn’t just about “thinking positive” but that it’s a posture of the heart that impacts every facet of the Christian life.  ~ Sarah Walton, Author, Hope When It Hurts

The pain and suffering that give Allison Brost every reason to grumble are what make her the perfect voice to exhort readers to be grateful. At no point will they think, “Easy for her to say,” because none of this is. Allison has tilled and toiled to cultivate gratitude in her own life and offers this book as a gardening guide to help others grow in gratefulness as well. Her action steps at the end of each devotion artfully allow for immediate application without encouraging self-reliance. As she writes, “It takes intentionality to grow gratefully,” and, with the help of the Master Gardener, Grateful is precisely the tool you need to do it.  ~ Abbey Wedgeworth, Author, Held

Allison Brost doesn’t claim to have perfected what it means to live a life of gratitude; but with refreshing authenticity and a humble posture, she uses God’s word to challenge readers to pause, reflect, and take actionable steps to begin growing in thankfulness.  ~ Jessika Sanders

I found that these short and simple reflections really resonated with me and stirred my heart to thank God. These chapters revealed how much more God has been doing than I was aware of! A precious little book that will do your heart good.  ~ Linda Allcock, Author, Deeper Still