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The Hardest Things to Be Thankful For

The Holiday Season can be one of the happiest seasons for some of us and the most difficult seasons for others of us.

Instead of allowing your circumstances to dictate your holidays, be intentional to cultivate gratitude.

Be intentional to choose joy even in the midst of hardship. Be intentional to think of others even when you don’t feel like it.

Here are three ways that you can begin to cultivate thankfulness during the holiday season. 

1. Dwell in the presence of the Lord
2. Give to someone else who’s hurting
3. Choose to proactively love difficult people.

November 21, 2018 by Kristen Clark and Bethany Beal

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: Gratitude, Happiness, Personal Struggles

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