TRUE FAITH IS ALWAYS EXPRESSED THROUGH TRUE GRATITUDE. 

 

18 give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 THESSALONIANS 5:18 (CSB)

 

GRATITUDE HELPS YOU SEE THE GOAL, NOT THE COST. THAT WAS THAT’S HOW HE ENDURED THE CROSS.

 

2  keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

HEBREWS 12:2 (CSB)

 

GRATITUDE BRINGS JOY INTO YOUR LIFE, AMID THE HARDEST STORMS.

 

6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7 (NLT)

 

A PROTECTED HEART CAN STILL FUNCTION IN TURBULENCE.

 

A PROTECTED MIND KEEPS ITS EYE ON THE PRIZE, NOT THE PRICE.

 

WHY DOESN'T THE ENEMY WANT US TO BE GRATEFUL? BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT:

 

GRATITUDE CONNECTS YOU TO GOD

 

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name.

PSALM 100:4 (CSB)

 

GRATITUDE BRINGS US CLOSER TO GOD BY RECOGNIZING HIS GOODNESS

 

17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

JAMES 1:17 (NLT)

 

GRATITUDE BREAKS ANXIETY AND FEAR 

 

GRATITUDE DESTROYS PRIDE

 

INGRATITUDE IS PRIDE IN DISGUISE AS SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

 

INGRATITUDE IS AN OPEN DOOR TO CONFUSION, DISCOURAGEMENT, AND SPIRITUAL DISTANCE.

 

REWIRES YOUR BRAIN WITH JOY

 

GRATITUDE SHAPES OUR CHARACTER AND BEHAVIOR

 

17 And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

COLOSSIANS 3:17 (CSB)

 

IT MAKES US GENEROUS AND SERVANT-HEARTED

 

16 And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.

HEBREWS 13:16 (NLT)

 

14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your own hand.

1 CHRONICLES 29:14 (CSB)

 

GRATITUDE MULTIPLIES WHAT YOU HAVE JUST LIKE JESUS MULTIPLIED THE LOAVES AND FISHES.

 

GRATITUDE REDUCES ANXIETY AND STRESS

 

31“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

MATTHEW 6:31-33 (NLT)

 

GRATITUDE GIVES YOU RESILIENCE:

 

HELPS YOU BOUNCE BACK FASTER

 

20 Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped, 21 saying: Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this life. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. 22 Throughout all this Job did not sin or blame God for anything.

 

JOB 1:20-22 (CSB)

 

STRUGGLING TO CONNECT WITH GOD? START WITH GRATITUDE

 

 2Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.

COLOSSIANS 4:2 (NLT)

 

TRUE STEWARDSHIP DOESN'T START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE, BUT IN THE WAY YOU RESPOND.