What Can I Do to Enhance My Life with Christ?

Lately, I’ve been doing some deep diving in the Spirit—really going back to the basics, back to the root of gratitude. You know, the “attitude of gratitude” is a renowned practice in so many spiritual spaces, but it’s deeply rooted in Christianity. And honestly, I’ve been hard on myself lately. Things have felt a little dull. I wasn’t feeling the fruit of the Spirit. I wasn’t feeling much of anything.

So I found myself asking God, “What am I doing wrong?” You ever been there? That kind of low-vibration thinking, the kind that leaves you in a place of self-blame instead of Spirit-led change?

But then… God gently brought me back to gratitude.

It started popping up everywhere. Every time I prayed, every time I worshiped, I’d feel the whisper: “Give thanks.” So I started making space again for gratitude throughout my day—thanking God for small things, big things, even hard things. And I noticed… my spirit began to shift.

Scripture says, “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Gratitude is not just a nice thought—it’s God’s will for us. It changes the atmosphere. It lifts the fog.

But then I had a gentle revelation that changed everything:Instead of constantly asking, “What am I doing wrong?” what if I asked, “What can I do to enhance my life? My walk with Christ? My spiritual atmosphere?”

It’s such a shift—from condemnation to clarity. From feeling stuck to seeing solutions.

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…” (Romans 12:2). That renewing starts with reframing the way we think—not just about the world, but about ourselves.

What personal or biblical practices can I incorporate more of? Where do I need to realign? For me, it was getting back into worship, back into prayer, back into gratitude. But also back into movement. I’ve been slowly getting back to working out after injuring my back for over two months. Being bedridden for so long left me in a bit of a depression, and I truly needed deep rest. But even now, I see how movement is worship. It’s an offering. It’s part of my healing.

The Bible says in Philippians 4:8, “Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure… think about such things.” That verse isn’t just about positivity—it’s about priority. Keeping our minds focused on God’s truth over our own fears.

When we live with gratitude, when we live in worship, when we lean into the Word, we’re not just being “positive”—we’re being present with the Lord. And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom (2 Corinthians 3:17).

So I want to encourage you, just like I’ve had to encourage myself: when you find yourself feeling off—disconnected from the Spirit, low, unmotivated—don’t just ask, “What am I doing wrong?” Ask instead, “What can I do to enhance my life in Christ?”

What can I do to shift out of this heaviness and into His light?

“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You.” (Isaiah 26:3)

Let’s not live from the pit of negativity, but from the high place of peace that comes from being anchored in Him. Let’s create spaces in our day to feel heaven—not just around us, but within us—by staying connected to Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and our loving Father.

He is always near.