Practicing Gratefulness -Overcoming Negativity - Philippians 4:8

I was getting negative…letting hard situations inward my life coloring everything…going to bed deplorable together with waking upwards sad.

Desperate for a change, I read Philippians 4:8 together with asked God to instruct me to get got a grateful heart.

I started yesteryear acknowledging the proficient things inward life I get got for granted:

“Thank You, Lord, for a warm bed together with a hot shower—luxuries inward approximately parts of the world."
"Thank you, Lord, for the beauty of nature."
“Thank You, Lord, for hearing, sight, smell, sense of savour together with touch.”
Even things like:
“Thank You for showing me that detail on sale."

Little yesteryear little, I establish my pump changing. Good things were easier to notice, together with I was happier. My difficulties were the same, only I was changing. 

Even If you’re non feeling down, I encourage y'all to bring together me inward developing a grateful pump “and the God of peace volition endure alongside you.” Philippians 4:9 

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Let Your Midpoint Last Renewed Inward Gratitude

Psalm 33 gives us xiv reasons to endure grateful to God:

1. God’s Word holds truthful (verse 4).
2. He is completely trustworthy (4).
3. He loves judge as well as goodness (5).
4. His unfailing honey fills the the world (5).
5. He is our Creator (6).
6. His words lonely practise (9).
7. He is against evil plans of men as well as nations (10).
8. His plans stand upwards theater forever (11).
9. Nations which follow God’s principles are blessed (12).
10. The Lord is inwards command of the whole the world (13).
11. The Lord sees each man’s ticker as well as understands us (14-15).
12. The Lord watches over those who fearfulness him (18).
13. He saves us from hell (19).
14. He is our promise as well as shield (20).

There are endless reasons to endure grateful to our Lord, simply this listing is a skilful beginning. 

I encourage y'all to daily brand your ain list!

“Yes, the LORD has done amazing things for us! What joy!” Psalm 126:3 
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You Don't Missy What You've Got 'Til It's Gone

You don’t know what you lot possess got until it’s gone.

This is truthful for most of us. 

We typically complain virtually the bad things together with accept the skillful things for granted. 

The Bible tells us to rejoice inward all circumstances, fifty-fifty bad ones because nosotros know God volition operate them for skillful if nosotros honey Him (1 Thess. 5:18; Romans 8:28).

But nosotros oft don’t fifty-fifty rejoice inward the skillful things.

Do you lot possess got a faithful spouse? 
Good friends? 
Loving children?
Freedom of worship?
Health? 
Eyesight? 
Hearing?
Enough to eat? 
A house to sleep? 
Electricity, heat, air conditioning? 
Hot together with mutual frigidity running water?

You may non possess got all of these, simply intend how much you'd immature adult woman the ones you lot possess got if they were gone.

When was the concluding fourth dimension you lot thanked God for any of them? 

Let’s rejoice in our daily tasks, praying alongside thanksgiving (Philippians 4:4; Philippians 4:6;  Colossians 3:17).
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God Rewards Those Who Earnestly Attempt Him

When the immature couplet asked their manlike mortal rear for a large interest-free loan to purchase a house, he was happy to help. In fact, he planned to surprise them the next yr past times giving them the balance of the loan every bit a gift. It was his pleasance to bless them. 

But over the adjacent few months, their involvement inwards him all only disappeared. They were enjoying their novel habitation too they had no fourth dimension for him. He tried to explicate his disappointment, only they didn’t respond.(1)

That’s when he realized his gifts were exclusively feeding their selfishness, too he quit beingness generous.

Our Heavenly Father has given us the greatest gift – a "new home" alongside Him inwards Christ. If nosotros reply selfishly, we’ll too forfeit spiritual blessings (Matthew 25:14-30; 1 Corinthians 3:9-15; 2 Corinthians 9:6; Galatians 6:7-9). 

Instead, let's consider how much nosotros owe Him too gratefully give Him our best (Romans 12:1-2; Hebrews 11:6).  

(1) This is non a truthful story, only it is based on many truthful stories of people who lose blessings through ingratitude too selfishness.

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