30 Days of Gratitude Challenge

It’s that time of year again … time for our 30 Days of Gratitude Challenge to get ready for the holidays and focus on gratitude with our family. I don’t know about you, but a thankful attitude can completely change my perspective, especially during trials.

I can’t wait to introduce you to some incredible bloggers that will offer helps & resources to grow gratitude and thanksgiving in your family.

What’s the 30 Days of Gratitude Challenge?

Before I share the challenge, let’s back up to the reason we focus on gratitude.

I remember a time that I felt like my life was falling apart. Everything was going wrong . . . or so I thought. I knew I had to get control of those audio reels in my head; the ones from the enemy.

So, I grabbed a piece of paper and sat down at the kitchen table. I started writing anything and every thing I could thank God for. Consider these verses to teach your kids that God wants them to have a spirit of gratitude. Before you know it, I was writing down who God is to me, His steadfast character qualities. In less than 5 minutes, my attitude changed from self-pity to thanking God for so many things.

Along those lines of changing attitude, check out these verses of what God calls us to do.

just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:6-7

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 

Colossians 3:12-15

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7

Before you start the 30 Days of Gratitude Challenge as a family or individually, choose a Bible verse to memorize during the month of November. Practice it each day at a meal. Tie your new memorization habit to a habit you already do, such as eating a meal.

God’s Word tells us we should have a spirit of thankfulness. Thus, it is God’s will for us to show gratitude and teach our kids things to be thankful.

Show your kids that focusing on giving thanks, moves their “entitled-me” attitude from themselves to God. Taking our 30 Days of Gratitude Challenge is a daily reminder to give God thanks and focus on Jesus.

As I researched gratitude, I discovered many other benefits for all of us to be thankful. Which one of these would help you right now? Leave a comment below.

• Increased optimism
• More & better quality of sleep
• Improved relationships
• Sense of connectedness
• Positive emotions
• Increased sense of well-being
• Cope better with stress and major adversities

Do you agree?

You’re either born as a thankful person or you’re not.

I don’t agree!

As I’ve shared in in many of our live trainings, you can train your brain to think differently. Each of these videos share ideas to help you quit worrying and find things to be thankful for.

Remember:

You need to pay attention to start being more thankful. Use our 30 Days of Gratitude Challenge to help your kids pay attention and be thankful every day.

When my life fell apart four years ago, I didn’t want to fall into constant negativity. So, I focused on the positive and continued writing at least 3 things a day in my gratitude journal.

Some days were harder than others. That’s why I created the Gratitude Challenge. It’s an way to ease into thankfulness every day.

Just last week, I was driving home and hit a green light at every signal light. That’s a miracle in itself. After two or three green lights, I thanked God for each green light. My brain had changed to pay attention to good things, even small things.

How Can You Use the 30 Days of Gratitude Challenge with Your Children?

Don’t start with a bunch of research; start with one of the Bible verses above.

• Discuss the verse with your children
• Have each child copy the verse to an index card
• Start memorizing that verse as a family
• Recite the verse each morning at breakfast.

Finally, let your kids take the 30 days of gratitude challenge. Why 30 days? Scientists say it takes 30 days to form a new habit. So, let’s give thanks for 30 days and begin the habit of thankfulness in your family.

Free Gratitude Challenge

To help you out, I’ve created a simple 30 Day Gratitude Challenge Printable. Each person in your family should have their own printable. At dinner time or bedtime, let your kids write what they are thankful for that day. There is enough space on the printable to let your kids write what they are thankful for that day.

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