A Collection of Books to Help You Grow in Gratitude
Do you struggle with grumbling and complaining? Here is our list of gratitude books to help you grow in pursuing thankfulness!
Growing in gratitude is a cornerstone pillar for us here at Intentional By Grace. Our team believes that all women who want to follow Christ should be marked by gratitude– and all year long, not just in the month of November.
I wrote to a subscriber earlier this month that I thought I was someone who didn’t need to work on being grateful for things. But as I dove into the Word more deeply to study what a heart of gratitude really looks like, I noticed that I really needed to improve! And because I need help in this area, maybe you all do to.
So, in order to help you all to grow, dear friends, we’ve put together a list of the best books out there on pursuing gratitude.
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10 Books about Gratitude for Your Reading List
Growing in Gratitude, by Mary K. Mohler
As women, we are often encouraged to “count our blessings.” But truly biblical gratitude is much more than this.
Mary K. Mohler unpacks Scripture to help us grow in gracious gratitude (thanking God for who he is) as well as natural gratitude (thanking him for his blessings) and to identify and deal with some of the things that hinder us to help us rediscover the joy of a thankful heart.
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World, by Kristen Welch
Kristen Welch knows firsthand it’s not that easy. In fact, she’s found out that when you say yes too often, it’s not only hard on your peace of mind and your wallet―it actually puts your kids at long-term risk. In Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World, Kristen shares the ups and downs in her own family’s journey of discovering why it’s healthiest not to give their kids everything. Teaching them the difference between “want” and “need” is the first step in the right direction. With many practical tips and anecdotes, she shares how to say the ultimate yes as a family by bringing up faith-filled kids who will love God, serve others, and grow into hardworking, fulfilled, and successful adults.
It’s never too late to raise grateful kids. Get ready to cultivate a spirit of genuine appreciation and create a Jesus-centered home in which your kids don’t just say―but mean!―“thank you” for everything they have.
Stop Your Complaining, by Ronnie Martin
Stop Your Complaining explores the often-overlooked sin of grumbling and explains how Christians can adopt an attitude of gratitude and humility. Through stories of men and women of the Bible, cultural figures and even the author himself, Stop Your Complaining explores the relationship between discontent and gratefulness.
Choosing Gratitude, by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Derived from a popular Revive Our Hearts radio series, Choosing Gratitude: Your Journey to Joy challenges and equips the reader to live a life of intention, a life based on thankfulness for the freedom Christ has provided and for the blessings of others.
By intentionally thanking God and others, bitterness and entitlement are replaced with joy and the humble realization of just how undeserving we really are.
To not choose gratitude is more costly than we usually realize. When we do choose a lifestyle of heartfelt, humble gratitude, we are mindful of the benefits received from our gracious Savior and those He has placed around us, and our joy becomes full.
1000 Gifts, by Ann Voskamp
Just like you, Ann Voskamp hungers to live her one life well. Forget the bucket lists that have us escaping our everyday lives for exotic experiences. “How,” Ann wondered, “do we find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and daily duties? What does the Christ-life really look like when your days are gritty, long – and sometimes even dark? How is God even here?”
In One Thousand Gifts, Ann invites you to discover a way of seeing that opens your eyes to ordinary amazing grace, a way of living that is fully alive, and a way of becoming present to God that brings you deep and lasting joy. It’s only in the expression of gratitude for the life we already have, we discover the life we’ve always wanted . . . a life we can take, give thanks for, and break for others. We come to feel and know the impossible right down in our bones: we are wildly loved – by God.
Grateful, by Diana Butler Bass
If gratitude is good, why is it so hard to do? In Grateful, Diana Butler Bass untangles our conflicting understandings of gratitude and sets the table for a renewed practice of giving thanks.
We know that gratitude is good, but many of us find it hard to sustain a meaningful life of gratefulness. Four out of five Americans report feeling gratitude on a regular basis, but those private feelings seem disconnected from larger concerns of our public lives. In Grateful, cultural observer and theologian Diana Butler Bass takes on this “gratitude gap” and offers up surprising, relevant, and powerful insights to practice gratitude.
Attitudes of Gratitude, by M. J. Ryan
In a series of brief, evocative essays, Ryan teaches us how to unlock the fullness of life through the simple joy of living from a grateful heart. In this gratitude book, you will find:
- Essays on a variety of topics that are perfect for gratitude meditation
- Encouragement to begin practicing, commit to, and celebrate gratitude
- A variety of ways to practice gratitude in your own life
Growing Together in Gratitude, by Barbara Rainey
Children aren’t born thankful. But inspiring role models can lead them there. Encounter real-life heroes right in your living room–and begin to grow in gratitude as a family.
Bearing Fruit in God’s Family: Overflowing with Thankfulness, by The Navigators
Bear fruit for a lifetime through the life-giving habits of Bible reading, prayer, and evangelism. Learn to prioritize and balance them as you blend them together into a unified whole. Combined with the practices and knowledge you gained in books one and two of The 2:7 Series, Bearing Fruit in God’s Family will help you connect everything together: studying, meditating on, and memorizing Scripture, and identifying personally with Jesus. Together, these skills will nourish your soul for a lifetime of fruitful ministry.
The Grumble-Free Year, by Tricia Goyer
In The Grumble-Free Year, the Goyers invite readers into their journey as they go complaint-free and discover what it looks like to develop hearts of gratitude. They share their plans, successes, failures, and all the lessons they learn along the way, offering real-life action steps based in scripture so that readers get not just a front-row seat to the action but also an opportunity to take the challenge themselves and uncover hearts that are truly thankful.
With grade-schoolers, teenagers, and a grandmother who believes children should be seen and not heard, plenty of room exists for flunking the challenge. Add to that seven children being homeschooled together in close quarters, and what could possibly go awry?
Want to go further into pursuing a heart of gratitude?
We created a resources just for you to help you grow in gratitude. We wanted to help you dive deep into the Word to see what God says about thankfulness, and give you tools to help you practice giving thanks each day!
Click here to head to the Intentional By Grace store to learn more about the Gratitude Bundle.