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Overcoming Ingratitude


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We are commanded to be grateful
  • Ephesians 5:20
  • I Thessalonians 5:16-18
  • Matthew 7:21
  • David – I Chronicles 16:7-11
    • Psalm 136 – The writer of this psalm constantly stops to be thankful.
    • Daniel – Daniel 6:10
      • We should be thankful to God whether things are good or bad.
      • How to overcome ingratitude
        • Prayer can often help us get our attitude right.
        • Don’t take your blessings for granted.
          • Psalms 103:1-5
          • Luke 17:11-19 – Only one of the ten lepers who were cured return to thank Jesus.
          • “Blessed are those who give without remembering and those who can receive without forgetting.” – Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco
          • Don’t focus on your problems and troubles
            • The key is contentment.
              • I Timothy 6:8
              • Hebrews 13:5
              • Philippians 4:10-13 – Paul was in prison when he wrote this! He had learned to be content in all circumstances.
              • Fanny Crosby
                • She was content and even thankful for her blindness!
                • Count your blessings
                • Stop complaining
                • Remember where your blessings come from.
                  • I Corinthians 15:10 – Paul knew.
                  • Luke 12:16-21 – The rich farmer didn’t.
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