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An Attitude of Gratitude
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Biblical Tips On Relationships:
An Attitude of Gratitude
Focus on the Positive
Satan tries to use the demon “Self pity” to destroy our relationship with God and the people around us. If we allow it, Satan will use self-pity to ruin the most sacred events in our lives. Every situation we ever face will have both positive and negative aspects to it. For today, chose to focus on the positive.
I have a friend Vivian who loves Christmas day. She wears red throughout December. She sends Christmas cards signed “Love, Love, Love.” She is constantly at church during the holidays, helping everyone else enjoy Christmas. Is this unusual? Plenty of people love Christmas but let me tell you the rest of Vivian’s story.
Vivian’s beloved husband died on Christmas morning. She had to make funeral plans with her husband’s unopened Christmas gifts still under the tree. “How can you love Christmas so much when it reminds you of your husband’s death?” I asked.
“Christmas is about the love of Christ. My husband is with Christ. I celebrate that. I refuse to let my own grief take Christmas from me.” Vivian is the most positive person I know. I watched her lose her son to a long and debilitating illness. “I praise God for a daughter-in-law that was so devoted,” was her response when I tried to offer consolation.
Use her as a model and discipline your thoughts to have an “Attitude of Gratitude” about your life. Give thanks in everything. Find something to thank God for in every relationship in your life.
Read and pray Psalms 136
Psalms 136 The Message
Thank GOD! He deserves your thanks. His love never quits. Thank the God of all gods, His love never quits. Thank the Lord of all lords. His love never quits. Thank the miracle-working God, His love never quits. The God whose skill formed the cosmos, His love never quits. The God who laid out earth on ocean foundations, His love never quits. The God who filled the skies with light, His love never quits. The sun to watch over the day, His love never quits. Moon and stars as guardians of the night, His love never quits. The God who struck down the Egyptian firstborn, His love never quits. And rescued Israel from Egypt's oppression, His love never quits. Took Israel in hand with his powerful hand, His love never quits. Split the Red Sea right in half, His love never quits. Led Israel right through the middle, His love never quits. Dumped Pharaoh and his army in the sea, His love never quits. The God who marched his people through the desert, His love never quits. Smashed huge kingdoms right and left, His love never quits. Struck down the famous kings, His love never quits. Struck Sihon the Amorite king, His love never quits. Struck Og the Bashanite king, His love never quits. Then distributed their land as booty, His love never quits. Handed the land over to Israel. His love never quits.
God remembered us when we were down, His love never quits. Rescued us from the trampling boot, His love never quits. Takes care of everyone in time of need. His love never quits. Thank God, who did it all! His love never quits!
Make Psalms 136 personal
Take the scripture and fill in your own blanks:
I thank you God. You deserve my thanks.
Your love never quits.
The God who gave me ___________.
Your love never quits.
I thank God for the following people in my life. _______________________
Your love never quits.
The God who made ____________.
Your love never quits.
The God who rescued me from ______________.
Your love never quits.
The God who protected me from ______________.
Your love never quits.
The God who allowed me to _________________.
Your love never quits.
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