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May 8, 2023 at 1:00 pmMost of us know thanksgiving is a good practice. But do we realize jus how good?
There are many reasons to intentionally cultivate gratitude.
#1. GRATITUDE GLORIFIES β¨GOD
This alone would be reason enough to give thanks to God. Our gratitude glorifies β¨God as we exalt not the gifts, but the giver. Gratitude helps us realize all we have comes not because of us, but from God. And as God’s grace reaches more and more people there will be great thanksgiving, and God will receive more and more glory β¨ (2 Cor. 4:15).
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May 8, 2023 at 1:06 pm#2. GRATITUDE HELPS US SEE GOD
Gratitude opens our spiritual eyes. There’s a beautiful cycle in giving God thanks: the more we give thanks to Him, the more we see Him working in us and around us. Gratitude helps us sense God’s presence more. And His personal care and His perfect timing.
“Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights.” (Ja. 1:16-17).
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May 8, 2023 at 1:11 pm#3. GRATITUDE PUTS US SQUARELY IN GOD’S WILL
We often make God’s will out to be some big, mystical plan when sometimes, it’s symply obedience. And part of His will for us is to be thankful not just on the sunny days but on the hard ones as well.
“give thanks in al circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in CHRIST (1 Thess. 5:18)
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May 8, 2023 at 1:12 pmThank you brother. What a great way to spend the day. Love the posts you sharing: Having a great time reading them and enriching my walk π€²πGCOGA
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May 8, 2023 at 1:13 pmA heart of gratitude is humble in praise (Psalm 51:17). A grateful heart gives heartfelt praise to God (Psalm 9:1; 111:1; 138:1). A heart of gratitude always recollects the past of what God has done. Psalm 103:2 says, βBless the LORD, O my soul and forget not his benefits. GCOGA π€²ππ
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May 8, 2023 at 1:16 pmExpressing gratitude to GOD We can Give thanks as a holy discipline independent of feelings. … We can Give thanks for the small and ordinary things. … We can Look for the hidden blessings. … We can Thank God especially in the midst of adversity. … We can also Turn our attention from our problems to God’s priorities in our lives We can honor Him through what we say and how we act GCOGA π€²πππ
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May 8, 2023 at 1:17 pm1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” GCOGA π
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May 8, 2023 at 1:18 pm4. GRATITUDE BRINGS PEACE
Count your blessings, not sheep we’re told to get rid of worry that’s keeping us up at night. Gratitude helps us see that God’s hand is all over our circumstances. And God tells us when we give Him our thanks, He gives us supernatural peace.
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in CHRIST JESUS” (Phil. 4:6-7).
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May 8, 2023 at 1:20 pmPsalm 107:1-3 (ESV) Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever! π€²ππ A heart of gratitude is humble in praise (Psalm 51:17). A grateful heart gives heartfelt praise to God (Psalm 9:1; 111:1; 138:1). A heart of gratitude always recollects the past of what God has done. Psalm 103:2 says, βBless the LORD, O my soul and forget not his benefits.π€²ππππGCOGA π
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May 8, 2023 at 1:24 pmWow; gratitude brings peace I live that. Itβs true, very true Such uplifting message. I heard someone say once that gratitude moves the heart of God. Itβs a good discipline to cultivate an attitude of thanksgiving. πGCOGA ππ€²πππ
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May 8, 2023 at 1:28 pm#5. GRATITUDE DRAWS US TO GOD
Gratitude for the magnitude of God’s undeserved kindness draws us to Him. We see that when JESUS healed 10 lepers. As JESUS walked by, all 10 cried out for healing. “Go show yourselves to the priests.” JESUS commanded and they went, they were healed! Fingers were restored and ulcers disappeared as full sensation returned to their faces and limbs. Certainly they were all happy, but only one was thankful. Only one came back to JESUS, fell at His feet and thanked Him.
JESUS asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner? Then He said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.” (Lu. 17:17-19)
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May 8, 2023 at 1:35 pm#6. GRATITUDE BRINGS CONTENTMENT
It’s said that gratitude makes what we have enough. If we aren’t grateful for what God has given us, getting more won’t satisfy us either. Being thankful is the key to contentment.
. . . godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and neither can we carry anything out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these” (1 Tim. 6:6-8).
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May 8, 2023 at 1:42 pmThank you David for sharing about gratitude. The idea of cultivating gratitude might sound cheesy, but research has shown that it can have very real benefits. With these tips, you can use gratitude to uplift your mood, find respite from negativity, foster stronger relationships, and even change the way you view yourself.
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May 8, 2023 at 1:43 pm#7. GRATITUDE DEEPENS FAITH
Keeping a record of God’s past faithfulness is a faith boost when we face difficulty. My gratitude journals are testimonies that on my hardest and worst days record God’s faithfulness.
“Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, His love endures forever” (Psa. 136:1).
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May 8, 2023 at 1:59 pm#8. GRATITUDE LEADS TO JOY
The overflow of gratitude is joy. Realizing God’s abundant goodness, even in the hard. is a gateway for joy. (Psa. 126) show this clearly as the Hebrew exiles sang their thanks to God for bringing them back to Israel. It’s a Psalm that we too can personalize.
‘When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, the LORD hath done great things for them. The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.”
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May 8, 2023 at 2:14 pm#9. GRATITUDE DEFIES SATAN’S LIES
Satan is so wily! He whispers that God isn’t good, that He withholding good from us. But his schemes’ as old as the garden of Eden, where he questioned Eve: “Did God really say. “You must not eat from any tree in the garden?” When Eve responded only the tree of good and evil was off-limits. Satan suggested God was keeping good from them. “You will not certainly die. . . For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
In a garden that was prefect, that produced abundantly without work or weeding, where every single plant but ONE had been given to Adam and Eve. Satan focused on the lack. True gratitude for God and the abundance he gives protects us from caving to the enemy’s lies.
“No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly (Psa. 84:11).
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May 8, 2023 at 2:19 pm#10. GRATITUDE GUARDS AGAINST ENVY
Envy makes us want what someone else has. I mean, we deserve it! Gratitude makes us realize God has give us far more that we deserve. Because there’s enough for everyone, we can cheer rather than compare. A heart wholly grateful has no room left for envy.
“I will give You thanks with all my heart” (Psa. 138:1).
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May 8, 2023 at 2:28 pm#11. GRATITUDE HELPS US LIVE IN THE PRESENT
“Wherever you are, be all there!” Jim Elliot famously said. But that’s difficult to do in the worry and rush of life. Gratitude helps. Gratitude opens our eyes to the pimple beauty of ordinary days. It lets us see this day and this moment as gifts and to take in the abundance right now.
Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this” (Eccl. 7:10).
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May 8, 2023 at 2:36 pm#12. GRATITUDE IS A TESTIMONY
When we thank God openly and acknowledge what He’s done for us, we proclaim a personal, caring God to the world around us. We show that contentment and peace comes not from what we have but Who we know.
“Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim His goodness. Let the whole world know what He has done” (Psa. 105:1).
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May 8, 2023 at 2:42 pmFather, help me to remember the great rewards to be gained through the purposeful act of being grateful, and that of maintaining a thankful heart. I Bless Your holy Name from a heart full of gratitude and thankful praise! πβ€πβ€πβ€
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May 8, 2023 at 3:12 pmAmen to this beautiful prayer GCOGA π€²πππ
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May 9, 2023 at 10:01 pmThank you! Yes and amen.
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