Pause: A Month of Gratitude in Five Minutes a DaySample

Proclaim

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.” (Phil. 4:8-9)

Prompt

“Whatever is right.”

What does it mean to think about whatever is right?

In my experience, it pays to put a premium on right thinking through the lens of gratitude. Despite the shifting sands of our culture, there is a RIGHT and there is a WRONG, and we are called to gratefully set our minds on what is RIGHT.

When we encounter the many wrongs of the world, we can identify them quickly as wrongs. How? Because we think about whatever is right—we think about Jesus! This is gratitude! By studying Jesus and the way He went through the world, we know what is right and can spot a counterfeit from a mile away.

Aren’t you grateful?!

Prod

How will you reflect on what is right today? What will you do when faced with a wrong? Make a plan and write it down!

Praise

Listen to “Cornerstone” by Bethel Music

Pray

Jesus, I’m so grateful that you are the Ultimate Right Thing. May you so fill my vision that anything not of you burns away. I don’t want to get led astray by fakes—I just want you! Amen.