Thanksgiving! The Practice of Gratitude

Thanksgiving!

The Practice of Gratitude

Psalm 9:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:18

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving

    and his courts with praise;

    give thanks to him and praise his name. Psalm 100:4

18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly;

    among the throngs I will praise you. Psalm 35:18

17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;

    I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High. Psalm 7:17

1 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;

    I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Psalm 9:1

Believers are to have an of !

1. Gratitude is an !

1 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;

    I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Psalm 9:1

2. Gratitude is an !

1 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;

    I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Psalm 9:1

3. Gratitude is an is doing in my life!

1 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;

    I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Psalm 9:1

What if instead of , we started our blessings every day, naming them one by one?

Learn to be , even when life is not .

20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. Genesis 50:20

To practice gratitude, my focus must be , not .

18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

19 …They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead. Acts 14:19b

I am most grateful that Jesus died on Calvary’s cross to pay my .

10 But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. Romans 8:10

17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;

    I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High. Psalm 7:17

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