Mentioned in Jonah, chapter 2, the prophet was finally expelled from the belly of the fish WHEN he remembered to be grateful.,
Many years ago, I was in what I considered despair. In the middle of the night, with a bad headache, and what I thought were consequential challenges (?!?), I recollect reaching out to the Lord. My eye focused on a finger, which occurred to be healthy, attached to a healthy arm, and the rest of my body. I began thanking the Lord for my wonderful wife laying next to me etc. It precipitated a sequence of things to be grateful for. BAM. The despair was GONE!
DAILY PRAYER: Lord, thank you for Your goodness to us. Forgive us for our ingratitude and self-pity.
DAILY READING: Micah 1-5