This time of year prompts many to give thanks when they don’t normally do it? Why don’t people give thanks more often? They have unmet expectations. They want more than they have. They want something different than they have. Why not embrace what you have and be grateful for it?
When you are grateful for what you have, you own what you have. When you own what you have, you are in its presence. When you are present, you realize more than when you are not present. When you are present, you are grounded. When you are grounded, you can receive.
Be grateful for what you have because when you are, God gives you more. When God sees a grateful heart, he sees an open heart. When you are ungrateful, you have a closed heart. When you open your heart to receive, your good appears in miraculous ways. When you have a closed heart, there is less room to allow in the good.
Stop and think of all that you are grateful for and really appreciate all that you have for reasons you may not even realize matter. Be thankful that you are a gift from God, that you have a loving and generous God. Be open to receiving all that God provides you. Be grateful for everything you receive as the more grateful you are, the more you will receive.
Michael, the Archangel

Sage Joy (Dr. Joy S. Pedersen) is a Doctor of Divinity, spiritual teacher, and emissary of light called to restore divine order on Earth. Called into service by Archangel Michael and anointed by Source as World Mother, she serves as a channel, healer, and co-architect of Heaven on Earth.
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