Health and gratitude....

Question...health and gratitude, what does one have to do with the other???

I asked this question on my search this  morning...many, many references for which I was grateful...

(Especially as I listened to the snow plow make its way around my neighborhood...we have had lots of snow!! I really appreciate these public workers who on twelve hour shifts have worked tirelessly plowing, moving tons of the cold white stuff into more convenient places....)

One of my doctors was asking what quietness does for health, a worthy question, and there are answers for that as well..but, I was interested in "gratitude".   It just makes life easier...it brings about peace as we "give thanks in all things". It may not change the circumstances, but it changes the mind set...

Paul wrote from prison,
John Bunyan wrote from prison...both very real horrible places, but they looked to what they could do, not how they were bound...thankful...

Psalm 136:1-3 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever.

Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Thank YOU....


Gratitude - Wikipedia
Gratitude - Wikipedia

Gratitude
Start the day with a thankful attitude. It's in the Bible, Psalm 92:1-2, TLB. "It is good to say thank you to the Lord, to sing praises to the God who is above all gods. Every morning tell him, 'Thank you for Your kindness,' and every evening rejoice in all His faithfulness."
One of the first marks of rejecting God is forgetting to thank him. It's in the Bible, Romans 1:21, TLB. "Yes, they knew about Him all right, but they wouldn't admit it or worship Him or even thank Him for all his daily care. And after awhile they began to think up silly ideas of what God was like and what He wanted them to do. The result was that their foolish minds became dark and confused."
Give thanks in every situation. It's in the Bible, I Thessalonians 5:18, NIV. "Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
In giving thanks to God; don't forget from where our blessings come. It's in the Bible, Psalms 103: 2, NIV. "Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits."  bible info

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/21/gratitude-healthy-benefits_n_2147182.htmlt

http://www.healthline.com/health/depression/giving-thanks

http://blogs.christianpost.com/health/a-thankful-attitude-is-good-for-your-health-4227/