Many hope for thankfulness to come from their devotional disciplines, but that is opposite of how it works. Knowing that you have been given a gift beyond your own reach--knowing that deep in your heart creates a thankful heart. Which in turn can and should be the source of those disciplines. So...is it possible to train your heart and eyes to see the work of God's grace around you?
So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]