Gratitude is more than a warm feeling — it’s a lens that reveals what’s going on in our hearts. Last week in The Gateway of Gratitude, we confronted the self-centered question that so easily slips into our thinking: “What about me?” But this week, we look at something even more dangerous: the self-righteous question… “What about them?”

In John 6, a young boy steps forward with nothing more than a simple lunch. The crowd is massive. The need is overwhelming. The moment is impossible. And yet — he gives anyway.

While a self-centered mindset asks, “What about me?” a self-righteous mindset asks, “What about them? Why should they benefit? Why should I give when they haven’t?” It’s comparison dressed up as holiness. It’s entitlement pretending to be discernment. It’s the quiet voice that says: “They don’t deserve what I have to offer.”

But when the boy places his lunch in Jesus’ hands, the miracle dismantles every category of “me” and “them.” Gratitude levels the ground. Generosity rewrites the narrative. And Jesus shows us that the Kingdom doesn’t multiply through those who judge — but through those who trust.

Part 3 invites us to lay down the self-righteous question and pick up the posture of gratitude that says: “Lord, whatever I have, use it — for whoever You choose.”

Join us at Vivacious Church as we continue our journey through The Gateway of Gratitude and discover the freedom that comes when we stop asking “What about them?” and start saying “Here I am.”

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