A Hymn for Attitude Adjustments

There's a reason Ephesians 5 exhorts us to give thanks immediately after we're told to sing hymns. Because you can't ever sing a hymn the way God wants you to sing it if you're not thankful first.

When your heart is filled with thankfulness, amazing things start to happen. You'll discover that . . .

• You're not bitter. You can't be bitter and thankful at the same time. It doesn't work!
• You're not self-centered. You're focusing on the Giver of all good things -- physical and spiritual. Especially those spiritual gifts (as our hymn highlights for us).
• You focus on what you do have rather than what you don't have. This breeds spiritual contentment!
• Your heart settles into that peaceful place where you are closest to God. Without discontentment or covetousness or other distractions in our way, we're free to lean in to Him and hear what He has said, receive what He has given and respond to His magnificent love with our own feeble -- yet sincere -- love.

Talk about an attitude adjustment!

Gratitude moves our hearts where they need to be to worship God wholeheartedly.

And there's a little-known hymn for that. 

Searcher of Hearts

by George P. Morris

Searcher of hearts, from mine erase,
all thoughts that should not be,
and in its deep recesses trace
my gratitude to thee.

Hearer of prayer, O guide aright
each word and deed of mine;
life's battle teach me how to fight,
and be the vict'ry thine.

Giver of all - for ev'ry good
in the Redeemer came -
for raiment, shelter, and for food,
I thank thee in his name.

Father and Son and Holy Ghost,
thou glorious Three in One,
thou knowest best what I need most,
and let thy will be done.