but...

I am pursuing a grateful heart.
That means, when I want to cry about life's inconveniences,
I praise God for his presence instead.

He is so faithful to me, even in the midst of a haywire brain.
I have life and breath.

He favors me, somehow, and has chosen me as His own.
I have his grace.

He answers my meager prayers.
I have a community of people who care.

He provides what I truly need.
I have his Spirit.

I am not hungry; I am not enslaved.
I am filled, and I am free.