Do you struggle with jealousy or envy? How do you help your children overcome these temptations?

Jealousy rears its ugly head at the most inopportune times. 

The Book of Proverbs teaches, “Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?” 

James addressed this in his letter and provides four ways to overcome jealousy.

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Have you ever faced a battle or challenge in your life that seemed insurmountable? How did that make you feel? I suspect you didn’t list gratitude among your feelings.

Researcher Robert Emmons acknowledges the difference between feeling grateful and being grateful. We can’t easily affect our feelings in the face of depression, economic challenges, or relational conflict. We can, however, choose to be grateful which allows us to gain perspective and maintain resilience in the midst of whatever battle we face.

Here are 6 ways to be grateful in battle...

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Did you know Jesus intercedes for you? Right now? Constantly. 

Perhaps you need to be reminded of this today. Here are five things Jesus prays for you, as revealed in his prayer in John 17, with a short prayer of thanks in response.

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Does thankful thinking come naturally for you? Or do you find it easier to be negative, critical, or jealous?

I’ve discovered my ability to think thankfully directly relates to how deeply I think.

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Which is easier to teach your children: entitlement or gratitude? Which is easier for you?

According to some scholars, we live in the Age of Entitlement. Author Randy Alcorn observed, however, that we’ve merely perfected the art of entitlement. The people of Israel first demonstrated entitlement on scale as they left Egypt into the 40 years of wandering.

As we earlier discussed, reciprocity and selfishness oppose gratitude. Entitlement must be combatted to make room in our minds and hearts for thankfulness to prevail.

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How many bibles do you have in your house? How many of them do you actively read? I encourage you to count how many copies of scripture you own at some point soon. 

If you’re like me, there’s a story behind each of the bibles. One I received from my parents, another upon graduation, another while I was in seminary, and another from a church I served.

Have you ever thanked the people who gave you each bible you own? How about the people who gave you a love for scripture?

Today, I want to focus on 4 ways we can express thanks for how God’s word shapes our lives.

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When you look at the mirror do you like who you see? Or do you count the things you don’t like? Do you wish you could be fully known and fully loved? God knows us better than we know ourselves and loves us beyond our imagination. 

When I believe this, it leads me to greater levels of thankfulness. When I don’t believe this, I find myself bitter, angry, and resentful.

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Do you feel like gratitude is a habit? Or does it feel unnatural? I believe you can create momentum through a series of intentional choices.

Here’s a test: when you face anxiety-producing circumstances how do you respond? Does it keep you awake at night? Do your dreams turn negative and reinforce the anxiety? Or do you find ways to be thankful in prayer?

I recently had several anxiety-producing events occur within a short period of time. I’ll confess that it disrupted my sleep and my dreams turned negative and agitated. 

So I decided I would put gratitude to the test. Here are five things I learned. Most of them are common sense. They also form a fun acronym of MOPED. Designed to get you moving!

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Do you enjoy the tastes and smells of a delicious meal? How about the sights and sounds of a beautiful sunset? Scripture calls us to taste and see that the Lord is good, but I think all five of our senses can lead us to greater thankfulness.

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Do you ever find yourself bored or stuck in the daily grind of life? Does it feel difficult to give thanks when life feels monotonous and uneventful?

Today we are we will explore 5 ways to give thanks in the daily grind.

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