“You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantominme, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink.” ~G.K. Chesterton
God does his best work when we give him ALL of us, not just bits and pieces. I remember back in the days when I was what I call a “half-a$$” Christian. I called upon God when I needed him and thanked him when things went well and got ticked off at Him when things didn’t go as I wanted them to go.  He was a God of convenience for me. As I look back to those days my life was somewhat bi-polar as most of the time I was depending upon the world to give me peace and joy…bad decision.
I’ve said it before and I will say it again; you are either in or out when it comes to God, there is no such thing as faith in-between…of course, that is, if you are tired of living a bi-polar merry-go-round type of life.
Today I know I have a God who does His best work through me when I give him ALL of me. As Chesterton notes above; I can tell you my best days are no longer measured in dollars, achievement, getting my way or getting paid attention to. They are measured in how connected I was to God throughout the day.
A heart of gratitude is kept full by proactively staying in touch with God throughout the day. A heart of gratitude creates a life of peace and joy no matter the situation…I write from experience.
P.E.A.C.E.
Psalm 37:5, “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act”
