Count Your Blessings

November / December 2025

There’s something powerful about counting your blessings. Not in just a sentimental way—though that’s fine too—but in a biblically rooted, spiritually awakening, and practically grounding way. Scripture teaches us that gratitude isn’t just a feeling; it’s a discipline that reshapes the way we see God, others, and ourselves.

David modeled this when he paused to say,“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.” — Psalm 103:2

Left to itself, the soul tends to forget—its blessings blur, its joy dulls, and its trust weakens.

So, here are 4 biblical and practical ways to count your blessings —blessings from God, and blessings received through the kindness of others.

1. Name Them Out Loud

Faith grows when it is spoken (Romans 10:17), and gratitude works the same way. God repeatedly commanded His people to declare His works (Psalm 105:1). What we verbalize becomes anchored in us. Begin or end your day by naming some blessings out loud.

• When someone blesses you, don’t just think thank you—say it.

• As you drive or walk, speak blessings you see: sunlight, breath, family, a lesson learned, a closed door that protected you.

Speaking gratitude turns vague goodness into specific praise.

2. Record Them: Build a“Book of Remembrance”

God keeps one (Malachi 3:16). Why shouldn’t we? Writing things down creates spiritual memorials, like Israel’s stones of remembrance in Joshua 4. Keep a “Blessing Journal”—simple, honest, and brief.

• Write both big and small things: answered prayers, unexpected kindnesses, spiritual insights, a moment of peace.

• Review old entries when your soul feels empty—let yesterday’s blessings preach to today’s struggles.

Your journal becomes a testimony of God’s faithfulness.

3. Share Them: Testify to God’s Goodness

Blessings multiply when shared. Revelation says we overcome “by the word of our testimony.” Your gratitude inspires someone else’s faith. In conversation, sprinkle in statements like “Here’s something God did this week…”

• Tell friends or family one thing you’re grateful for this Thanksgiving and Christmas

  Gratitude becomes contagious when released.

4. Return Them: BE A BLESSING

The most powerful way to count blessings is to become one. We comfort others with the comfort we have received (2 Corinthians 1:4). When someone blesses you, ask, “Who can I bless this week because I was blessed?”

• Turn a financial blessing into generosity.

• Turn an encouraging word into encouragement for someone else.

• Turn God’s mercy toward you into mercy toward others.

Blessings don’t end with you—they move through you.

Counting blessings isn’t about ignoring hardship. It’s about recognizing that God is present, active, generous, and faithful in the middle of it all. Gratitude recalibrates the heart, softens the spirit, and opens the eyes to see what God has been doing all along.

If you pause today—just long enough to look—you’ll find blessings everywhere.

Start counting… and watch your joy rise.

God Bless you this holiday season,

Steve & Suzy