When a new year begins, many of us naturally start taking stock of what we want to change. Our minds often go first to the visible and familiar parts of life like our weight, energy level, or appearance, and we then focus on external habits and routines. Our emotional life, though, is just as important, even if it may receive less attention.

“Many times as Christians we can forget emotions are important to God. We actually learn from Him that our emotions are so vital to our life in Christ.”

The business of life can draw us away from quiet moments. Yet it is in these moments that we can find God and gratitude in the small.