THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

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BY AGSHIN JAFAROV

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WHAT IS GRATITUDE?

GRATEFULNESS = THANKFULNESS

GRATEFUL = THANKFUL

ATTITUDE = MINDS PREDISPOSITION

LITTLE WAY OF

SAYING

THANK YOU!

BEHAVIORS ARE PARTICULAR EXPRESSIONS OF

ATTITUDES.

ATTITUDES ARE WEAKENED OR STRENGTHENED

BY BEHAVIORS.

BEHAVIOR

ATTITUDE

WHAT IS AN ATTITUDE?

ATTITUDE IS A PREDISPOSITION OF MIND. IT CAN BE

POSITIVE, NEGATIVE OR MIXED. IT IS STABLE AND IT

CHANGES SLOWLY.

ATTITUDE OF GRATEFULNESS IS DIFFERENT FROM

SPONTANEOUS AND SHORT OUTBURST OF FEELING

THANKFUL.

WHAT DOES THE HOLY BOOK SAY ABOUT ATTITUDES?

THE SCRIPTURE TEACHES ABOUT VARIOUS ATTITUDES AND

IN MANY FORMS:

THANKFULNESS,

ANGER,

COMPASSION.

PESSIMISM?

WHAT WAS

ATTITUDE OF

JESUS CHRIST?

FAITH?

LOVE?

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER, HAVE

THE SAME MINDSET AS CHRIST JESUS: (PHIL. 2:5-6)

IS THE MINDSET OF CHRIST AN ATTITUDE?

IF SO, WHAT KIND OF ATTITUDE IS IT?

WHAT KIND OF ATTITUDE DOES THE CROSS SUGGEST?

THE HOPE WE HAVE IN CHRIST

SHOULD LEAD TO

JOYFUL ATTITUDE.

ATTITUDES OF JOY AND PESSIMISM

A CHEERFUL HEART IS GOOD MEDICINE,BUT A CRUSHED SPIRIT DRIES UP THE BONES. (PROV.

17:22)

REMEMBER! JOY AND POSITIVE THINKING OVERLAP BUT THEY ARE DIFFERENT THINGS.

ATTITUDES ARE CONTAGIOUS.

SPREAD

ATTITUDES

OF CHRIST:

HOPE,

FAITH,

LOVE.

OTHER ATTITUDES IN THE SCRIPTURE

ALWAYS STRIVE TO BE JUST.(JAMES 2:1-26)

THINK OFTEN ABOUT TRUE, PRAISEWORTHY, AND VALUABLE RELATIONSHIPS. (PHIL. 4:8)

BE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO DO (COL. 3:23).

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IN THE SCRIPTURE

REJOICE ALWAYS, PRAY CONTINUALLY, GIVE THANKS IN

ALL CIRCUMSTANCES; FOR THIS IS GODS WILL FOR YOU

IN CHRIST JESUS. (1 THESS. 5:16-18)

(SEE ALSO, PSALM 106:1, DAN. 2:23, EPH. 5:20, 2 TIM. 1:3)

GRATEFULNESS

IS TESTED

DURING

SICKNESS,

DEATH,

AND

TROUBLE.

BENEFITS OF ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

SPIRITUAL BENEFITS OF BEING GRATEFUL

OBEDIENCE TO CHRIST; CHRIST GAVE AND RECEIVED

THANKS. (MATT 15:35, LUKE 17:11-19)

GRATEFULNESS BUILDS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE

LORD. (2 SAM. 6:14)

GRATEFULNESS OPENS DOORS TO MORE BLESSINGS. (2

COR. 9)

BENEFITS OF GRATEFULNESS EXTEND BEYOND SPIRITUAL

PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS

GRATITUDE HELPS TO BUILD MORE RELATIONSHIPS.

GRATITUDE IMPROVES PHYSICAL HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH, AND INCREASES MENTAL

STRENGTH.

GRATITUDE IMPROVES SELF-ESTEEM AND ENHANCES

EMPATHY.

BE

CONFIDENTLY

GRATEFUL.

YOUR

THANKFULNESS

MATTERS

TO GOD.

HOW TO DEVELOP ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE?

REMEMBER!

AN ATTITUDE CAN BE DEVELOPED BY PRAYER, HUMILITY,

CONSISTENT, AND PERSISTENT WILL POWER.

GRATITUDE AS AN ATTITUDE CAN BE DEVELOPED

THROUGH HABITS THAT FACILITATE HUMBLE, POSITIVE,

AND JOYFUL WAYS OF THINKING AND ACTING.

TIME MATTERS.

DONT

WASTE

YOUR TIME.

BE THANKFUL

AND BOND

WITH GOD NOW.

DEVELOPING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE TAKES TIME AND REQUIRES GOING BEYOND SPONTANEOUS THANKS.

THE OLDER YOU GET, THE MORE DIFFICULT IT BECOMES TO CHANGE OR BUILD A NEW HABIT.

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE IS AFFECTED BY PRIDE, SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT AND SIN.

DONT. WASTE. YOUR. TIME!

START WITH

RECALLING

THAT YOU ARE

ALIVE.

EVERY BREATH IS

A CHANCE TO

CHANGE

TOWARDS BETTER.

START NOW.

START SLOWLY.

START WITH

PASSION.

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FOCUS ON WHAT GIFTS AND BLESSINGS GOD GAVE YOU.

FIND HOPE-FILLED ELEMENTS IN CHALLENGES.

DONT TAKE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS FOR GRANTED.

RESIST THE TEMPTATION OF BLAMING SOMEONE OR

FOCUSING ON DARKER MOMENTS OF YOUR LIFE.

BEWARE!

SELF CENTERED

LIFE

SMOTHERS

GRATEFUL

SPIRIT.

SO

OVERCOME ENTITLEMENT PATTERNS AND SELF-CENTERED

THINKING.

ACCEPT THAT GOD RULES AND NOT YOU.

HIS WILL MAY NOT BE ALWAYS WHAT YOU WANT IT TO BE.

PRAY AND FORGIVE OFTEN.

ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS.

WHEN ARE YOU GRATEFUL?

WHAT ARE YOU GRATEFUL FOR?

WHO ARE YOU GRATEFUL TO?

WHY ARE YOU GRATEFUL?

IM

GRATEFUL

TO YOU.

YOU TOOK

YOUR

TIME

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