““You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths overflow with abundance.” ”
There’s something about gratitude that changes the way we see everything.
When we start to notice God’s fingerprints in the everyday moments—our morning coffee, a child’s laughter, a sunset after a long day—our hearts begin to shift. What once felt small starts to feel sacred. What once felt ordinary becomes evidence of God’s extraordinary grace.
It’s not that life suddenly gets easier. It’s that our perspective changes.
Because when gratitude fills our hearts, scarcity loses its grip.
The Mindset of Scarcity vs. the Posture of Gratitude
For a long time, I lived with a quiet sense of scarcity—always feeling like I needed to do more, be more, have more. I’d look at others’ success or blessings and feel like mine didn’t measure up.
But here’s what I’ve learned: gratitude and comparison can’t coexist.
When you’re truly thankful, you stop counting what’s missing and start celebrating what’s already there.
Psalm 65:11 says, “You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths overflow with abundance.” That word overflow paints such a vivid picture—it’s not a trickle of blessing, it’s a river. God’s goodness doesn’t run out; it keeps flowing, even when we can’t see it.
When we live with gratitude, we begin to recognize that abundance isn’t always about having more—it’s about realizing we already have enough.
Gratitude Multiplies What We Have
There’s a story in John 6 that I come back to often—the feeding of the five thousand. A young boy offered his small lunch of five loaves and two fish, and Jesus gave thanks.
That’s it. He gave thanks.
And what was small became more than enough.
It’s such a simple but powerful reminder: gratitude multiplies.
When we place what we have in God’s hands and thank Him for it, He transforms it into abundance—whether that’s time, energy, finances, or opportunities.
I’ve seen this in my own life again and again. Times when I’ve felt stretched thin or unsure how I’d manage, and yet God met every need—sometimes through provision, sometimes through peace.
Abundance isn’t just what’s in our hands. It’s what God does with our open hearts.
When Gratitude Leads to Obedience
In A Pace of Grace, I talk about how gratitude and obedience are deeply connected. When we recognize all that God has done for us, our natural response is to live from a place of trust and surrender.
Obedience becomes less about striving and more about aligning our hearts with His goodness.
We stop asking, “What if I give this up?” and start saying, “How could I not, after all He’s given me?”
Gratitude changes how we approach our callings, our work, and even our waiting seasons.
It turns our focus from “I have to” to “I get to.”
And in that shift, joy begins to bloom.
Abundance Isn’t Always What We Expect
Sometimes abundance looks like answered prayers and doors opening wide. Other times, it looks like peace in the middle of what feels like lack.
True abundance isn’t measured by what’s in your bank account or on your calendar. It’s measured by the fullness of your soul.
You might be in a season where everything feels uncertain—where resources are tight or dreams are delayed. But even there, God’s goodness is not absent. It might be showing up in small ways: a text from a friend, a moment of laughter, a breath of calm in the middle of chaos.
When we begin to thank God for those moments, we start to see that abundance has been surrounding us all along.
A Gentle Challenge
This week, I want to invite you to practice abundance thinking.
Instead of focusing on what’s missing, take a moment each day to write down what you already have.
Maybe it’s the comfort of home, the joy of family, the gift of health, or the peace that comes from knowing Jesus.
Ask yourself:
Where have I seen God’s goodness this week?
What can I thank Him for right now, even before I see the outcome?
How can I use what I already have to bless someone else?
Gratitude isn’t passive—it’s active. The more we thank God, the more aware we become of His presence in our daily lives. And that awareness is where true abundance begins.
A Prayer of Thankfulness
Lord, thank You for Your goodness that never runs out.
Teach me to see abundance not as more things, but as more of You.
Help me recognize the blessings You’ve already placed in my life and to hold them with open hands.
Let gratitude shape my days and overflow from my heart, so that others may see Your goodness through me.
Amen.
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