2. thanksgiving GRUMBLY HATEFUL OR HUMBLY GRATEFUL?

3. thanksgiving Are you are a grateful person? #1 Which do you tend to talk about more–your blessings or your disappointments? #1 Which do you tend to talk about more–your blessings or your disappointments? #2 Do you always grumble and find fault with your circumstances? #3 Are you content with what you have, or always dissatisfied and wanting more?

4. thanksgiving #4 Do you find it easier to count your blessings, or to count your afflictions? #5 Do you express thanks to others when they help you, or do you just take it because it’s owed to you? #6 Would others say that you are a thankful person?

5. thanksgiving I. UNDERSTAND THE BASIS FOR GRATEFULNESS. 2 Corinthians 9:15, “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift.”

6. thanksgiving -Be thankful because of the GREATEST GIFT ever given. -Be thankful because of the GREATEST WORK ever done. -Be thankful because our GREATEST NEED was met that day.

7. thanksgiving II. UNDERSTAND THE BLESSINGS OF GRATEFULNESS. -Thankfulness increases your personal happiness. -Thankfulness improves your personal witness for Christ. -Thankfulness enhances your relationships. -Thankfulness improves your relationship with God.

8. thanksgiving III. UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS THAT LEADS TO GRATEFULNESS.

9. thanksgiving People are unhappy because they are ungrateful!

10. thanksgiving Philippians 4:8: “Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious - the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse.”

11. thanksgiving Colossians 3:15-17: “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom,

12. thanksgiving and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”

13. thanksgiving “Successful people make right decisions early and manage those decisions daily.”

14. thanksgiving What is the only thing we really have to give to God? Gratefulness Gratefulness