The Attitude of Gratitude

Psalm 9:1-2 NIV “I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High”

The attitude of gratitude is the ability to find good in every situation (Psalm 34:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:18). God has done so much for us that we should be full of gratitude to Him. Today is seems complaints are abundant, but thankfulness is few. Being thankful is not optional for a Christian (Colossians 3:15). So, why are Christians not thankful or grateful? Gratitude is a mark of maturity. Ingratitude is a mark of immaturity. Babies are never thankful. Proud people are never thankful. Why? Because their mindset is that they deserve not just everything they have, but even better and more. Their thinking is like “why be thankful for something less than what I deserve?” They have entitlement mentality. They are never happy. The cure for unhappiness is being thankful. In fact, the more thankful people are, the happier they are. To overcome your habit of ingratitude, you have to change your belief. As long as you believe you are getting less than you deserve, you will never become a thankful person. But if you realize that you deserved punishment and eternal separation from God, yet in His mercy God instead gave you eternal life, and that everything you have including every breath you breathe is a gift from God, then you will become a thankful person. You should be grateful for all God does for you, on a daily basis!