Gratitude Is A Posture

Life has a way of shaking us, humbling us, and reminding us sometimes abruptly of what truly matters. And if we’re honest, many of us move so fast, wanting the next blessing, the next breakthrough, the next accomplishment, that we forget to pause and simply be grateful for what already sits in our hands.

Last Friday, I lived that reminder in real time. I was in a car accident nothing fatal, thank God, but enough to shake me emotionally and spiritually. What made it even harder was the fact that I was only two payments away from paying that vehicle off. I cherished my mom van and even though I desire more at some point, I was content. It represented hard work, progress, and a season of growth because at one point in my life (before we purchased it 5yrs ago) I swore I wouldn't ever drive a mom van lol. I humbled myself, got over what I wanted and did what was best for our family. I will say this, it was one of the best decisions ever.

Not only did I lose the ability to drive it, but I had to miss I Am Moore Friendsgiving, something I had been looking forward to. And in that space of frustration and disappointment, God whispered one of the simplest, yet most profound truths:

“You still have what matters. You still have life. You still have your family. You still have Me.”

Suddenly, my perspective shifted.

Yes, I was inconvenienced.

Yes, it hurt to lose something I valued.

But gratitude rose up in me like a quiet wave.

Because what I still had was far greater than what I lost.

Gratitude for the Small Things We Overlook

As women nurturers, builders, creators, and carriers of so much we sometimes fail to recognize that what we already have is often more than enough. We pray for miracles while standing in the middle of answered prayers.

We overlook:

• the breath in our lungs

• the roof over our heads

• the food on our table

• the people who love us

• the peace in our spirit

• the protection we didn’t even see happening

Friday’s accident humbled me, not to punish me, but to open my eyes again.

Sometimes gratitude grows best in the places where we almost lost something.

The One Who Returned

In Luke 17:11–19, Jesus healed ten lepers ten people who had lived on the margins, rejected, isolated, and stripped of dignity. He told them to go and show themselves to the priests, and as they went, they were healed.

But here’s the part that stings:

Only one came back.

“And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God,and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks.” Luke 17:15–16 (NKJV)

Jesus’ response was piercing:

“Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?” Luke 17:17 (NKJV)

One man recognized the miracle.

One man took the time to see what he had been given.

One man understood that gratitude is not an obligation...it's a posture.

And Jesus didn’t just acknowledge the gratitude; He rewarded it:

“Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.” Luke 17:19 (NKJV)

The others were healed physically.

But the grateful one was made whole.

That’s the power gratitude carries.

When Life Strips Us Down, Gratitude Builds Us Back Up

My accident reminded me that life can change in seconds. What we cling to can be taken. What we assume is constant can shift without warning.

But gratitude, true gratitude...anchors us. It centers us.

It reminds us that God is still good even when life isn’t.

And it humbles us enough to say:

“Lord, thank You for protecting what matters most. Thank You that even in loss, You give me reasons to rejoice.”

Go in Gratitude

So today, women of strength, I encourage you:

Go in gratitude.

Go grateful for the big and the small, the loud and the quiet, the obvious and the overlooked.

Go grateful for the blessings you prayed for and the ones you forgot to pray for.

Go grateful for the protection you didn’t see coming.

Go grateful for another chance, another day, another breath.

Sometimes God doesn’t give us what we want because He’s protecting what we need. And sometimes He allows temporary discomfort to reveal eternal goodness.

My Heart Today

I don’t have my car.

I missed a moment I wanted to be part of.

But my family is okay.

I am okay.

And my God is still faithful.

Gratitude turns what we have into enough.

And when we go in gratitude, we walk into peace.

Go in gratitude, sis. There’s so much to be thankful for.