278 // The 7 Key Steps To The Spiritual Discipline Of Gratitude (Gratitude Over Grumbling PT 5)

2025-12-03

Find a Christ-centered Christmas devotional or Advent calendar here. Episode 278 // Gratitude is more than just a feeling in our heart or something that happens naturally as we smile more often. If we are truly going to be thankful people even on the hard, stressful, chaotic days… well, this is when we really see that gratitude is a spiritual discipline. So today, I want to share 7 steps that walk us closer and closer toward the ultimate goal living everyday life with our hearts centered in Christ-centered grat...

Find a Christ-centered Christmas devotional or Advent calendar here.

Episode 278 // Gratitude is more than just a feeling in our heart or something that happens naturally as we smile more often. If we are truly going to be thankful people even on the hard, stressful, chaotic days… well, this is when we really see that gratitude is a spiritual discipline.

So today, I want to share 7 steps that walk us closer and closer toward the ultimate goal living everyday life with our hearts centered in Christ-centered gratitude.

These are spiritual “action steps” - which means, we cannot do it in our own strength. We need the Lord’s help. As Christians, the Holy Spirit lives in us. He delights to help us honor Jesus more by crushing our grumbling spirit and growing in gratitude!

This is not a checklist, friends. This is a spiritual journey, like every other worthwhile journey in life. Join me to look at these 7 steps of spiritual discipline, so we can grow in gratitude together.

Welcome to Part 5 of our series on Gratitude Over Grumbling. Let’s dive in.

hugs & blessings,

Jess

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