Gratitude

We joined my parents at their church this morning and the Murdocks ended up joining us as well! I love going to church with family. It always keeps my kids entertained!
One of the young women that spoke during the sacrament meeting spoke about gratitude and she shared a perspective that I really loved. She said gratitude comes to us as we come unto Christ. That is such a true statement! It is good to be grateful for things, but things aren't what is truly important in life. Things come and go and don't have any real lasting value. A gratitude for things may bring us happiness, but when those things are gone we risk our gratitude and the happiness from that gratitude leaving with them.
True, lasting happiness and joy can be ours, though, as we come unto Christ. Christ heals our broken hearts, mends our wounds, restores what we may have lost, cleanses us, identifies with us, strengthens our weaknesses, and transforms us into better people. As we come unto Christ and allow Him unto our lives we benefit from these things and the result is pure joy! And with that joy we're able to recognize His hand in our life. We realize that all that we have is because He is willing to bless us. And with that recognition we feel incomprehensible gratitude to Him. It is truly an amazing feeling.. It is that kind of gratitude that has changed me and changed my life.
How grateful I am for my Savior.