Introduction:I Thessalonians 5:18I Corinthians 15:57Three ways I can improve in my giving of thanks:I need to realize that I enjoy blessings today.Hebrews 13:5-6We have God in our lives. How can we possibly complain?Longing for the good old days can rob us of current gratitude.Exodus 16:2-3; Numbers 11:4-6; Exodus 2:23; 3:7, 9 – Sometimes nostalgia has a selective memory. The good old days may not have been as good as we remember.Longing for the future can also cause us to forget our current blessings.I need to overcome our negative culture by gaining perspective.Romans 12:2 – Don’t be conformed to the world.James 4:4 – Friendship with the world is hostility with God.Genesis 37:28; 39:20; 40:23-41:1; 50:18-21 – Joseph saw the bigger picture.If we are short on gratitude, we probably need to gain perspective.I need to remember what I really deserve!Romans 3:23; 6:23 – We deserve spiritual death!Matthew 8:19
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