THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IN YOUR GODLY

LIFE

1 THESSALONIANS 5:18(NIV)give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

WORD OF GOD:

1 THESSALONIANS 5:18(AMP) Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will].

1 THESSALONIANS 5:18

(CEV) Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do.

COLOSSIANS 2:7COLOSSIANS 2:7having been firmly (16)rooted and

now being (17)built up in Him and (18)established [1]in your faith, just as you (19)were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.

having been firmly (16)rooted and now being (17)built up in Him and (18)established [1]in your faith, just as you (19)were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.

Psalm 69:30Psalm 69:30I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.

I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.

DEUTERONOMY 26:11DEUTERONOMY 26:11Be grateful for the good things

that the LORD your God has given you and your family; and let the Levites and the foreigners who live among you join in the celebration.

Be grateful for the good things that the LORD your God has given you and your family; and let the Levites and the foreigners who live among you join in the celebration.

Ecclesiastes 5:19Ecclesiastes 5:19 If God gives us wealth and property and lets us enjoy them, we should be grateful and enjoy what we have worked for. It is a gift from God.

If God gives us wealth and property and lets us enjoy them, we should be grateful and enjoy what we have worked for. It is a gift from God.

ECCLESIASTES 11:8ECCLESIASTES 11:8Be grateful for every year you live. No matter how long you live, remember that you will be dead much longer. There is nothing at all to look forward to.

Be grateful for every year you live. No matter how long you live, remember that you will be dead much longer. There is nothing at all to look forward to.

Hebrews 12:28Hebrews 12:28 Let us be thankful, then, because we receive a kingdom that cannot be shaken. Let us be grateful and worship God in a way that will please him, with reverence and awe;

Let us be thankful, then, because we receive a kingdom that cannot be shaken. Let us be grateful and worship God in a way that will please him, with reverence and awe;

1.) THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE MAKES US PLEASANT TO GOD AND PLEASANT TO MEN.

Psalm 69:30 I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.

Psalm 69:31 This will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hoofs.

•Psalm 92:1 What a beautiful thing, GOD, to give thanks, to sing an anthem to you, the High God!.

NOTE:Filipinos are by nature sensitive to gratitude. We have this values of " utang na loob ". INGRATA is a despicable behavior.

PERSONA NON-GRATA is an angry expression and declaration of one nation to anyone that speaks and does negatively and harmfully to this nation

1THESSALONIANS 2:4 On the contrary, we speak as men approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please men but God, who tests our hearts.

2.) THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE CHARGES OUR HEARTS WITH JOY.

Psalms 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.

JEREMIAH 33:11the sounds of joy and gladness,

the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying, "Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever." For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD.

NOTE:The Attitude of Gratitude is a great Attitude

Gratitude is one of the nicest attitude

Gratitude overcomes irritability ( kabwisitan sa buhay ) Gratitude prevents Depression that is so difficult struggle

1KINGS 8:66On the eighth day he sent the people away; they blessed the king and went to their tents with greatest joy and gratitude for all the goodness the Lord had shown to David His servant and Israel His people.

3.) THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IMPLIES AND STRENGTHENS OUR POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND TRUST IN OUR GOD WHO IS PERFECT IN GOODNESS

Gratitude conquers a lot of negative attitude such as Complaining, Discontentment, Envy , worry.

Materialism can be overcome by gratitude to God.

Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in

everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree

had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

TMSGIsaiah 29:24 Those who got off--track

will get back on--track, and complainers and whiners learn gratitude.“

TMSG2Thessalonians 1:3 You need to know,

friends, that thanking God over and over for you is not only a pleasure; it's a must. We have to do it. Your faith is growing phenomenally; your love for each other is developing wonderfully. Why, it's only right that we give thanks.

4. ) THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE KEEPS US OBEDIENT TO GOD AVOIDING ANYTHING THAT GRIEVES HIM.

AMPLIFIED BIBLEEzra 10:11 So now make confession and give thanks to the Lord, the God of your fathers [for not consuming you], and do His will. Separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from [your] foreign (heathen) wives.

NOTE:Filipinos are by nature sensitive to gratitude. We have this values of " utang na loob ". INGRATA is a despicable behavior. PERSONA NON-GRATA is an angry expression and declaration of one nation to anyone that speaks and does negatively and harmfully to this nation

Psalm 119:88 Preserve my life according to your love, and I will obey the statutes of your mouth.

Psalm 119:145 I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD, and I will obey your decrees.

Jeremiah 32:21 You brought your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with great terror.

Jeremiah 32:22 You gave them this land you had sworn to give their forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Jeremiah 32:23 They came in and took possession of it, but they did not obey you or follow your law; they did not do what you commanded them to do. So you brought all this disaster upon them.

CONCLUSION:

PRAY FOR ALL TO POSSESS

THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE.