4 benefits that gratitude will bring to your life…
1. Gratitude allows you to APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (ESV)
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Romans 8:28 (ESV)
28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those who are called according to his purpose.
28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those who are called according to his purpose.
2. Gratitude allows you to LIVE IN THE MOMENT.
Ecclesiastes 6:9 (ESV)
9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Colossians 3:17 (ESV)
17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
3. Gratitude allows you to SHIFT YOUR FOCUS.
Psalm 69:30 (ESV)
30 I will praise the name of God with a song;
I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
30 I will praise the name of God with a song;
I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
Proverbs 13:12 (ESV)
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
4. Gratitude turns every BLESSING WE HAVE INTO PRAISE.
Psalm 63:4-5 (ESV)
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
Psalm 103:2-5 (ESV)
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
3 who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
3 who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.