1. Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD Choosing Your Destiny through Thanks got thanks?

3. I Thessalonians 5:12-22 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

4. I Thessalonians 5:12-22 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies. 21 Test all things; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.

5. Part One: Choosing Your Destiny

7. Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD Choosing Your Destiny of Joy got joy?

9. Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD Choosing Your Destiny through Thanks got thanks?

10. Choosing Your Destiny Through Thanks Choose your destiny through thanks… because it affects not only WHERE you arrive but also HOW much you enjoy the journey.

11. Part Two: Choosing Your Destiny Through Thanks

12. I Thessalonians 5:12-22 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

13. Choosing Your Destiny Through Thanks Secular studies show how an attitude of thanksgiving promotes personal success. (They are finally catching up to what the Bible has taught for millennia).Secular studies show how an attitude of thanksgiving promotes personal success. (They are finally catching up to what the Bible has taught for millennia).

14. Choosing Your Destiny Through Thanks “Drs. Blaire and Rita Justice reported for the University of Texas Health Science Center, "a growing body of research shows that gratitude is truly amazing in its physical and psychosocial benefits." Ibid“Drs. Blaire and Rita Justice reported for the University of Texas Health Science Center, "a growing body of research shows that gratitude is truly amazing in its physical and psychosocial benefits." Ibid

15. Study on Gratitude 1.Randomly assigned 3 tasks.1.Randomly assigned 3 tasks. 2.Group 1 journaled 5 things they were thankful for that week (not daily).2.Group 1 journaled 5 things they were thankful for that week (not daily). 3.Group 2 journaled 5 daily hassles that displeased them that week.3.Group 2 journaled 5 daily hassles that displeased them that week.

16. Study on Gratitude 4.Group 3 (neutral) journaled 5 events or circumstances that affected them but weren’t told whether to focus on positive or negative.4.Group 3 (neutral) journaled 5 events or circumstances that affected them but weren’t told whether to focus on positive or negative.

17. Study on Gratitude “Ten weeks later, participants in the gratitude group felt better about their lives as a whole and were a full 25 percent happier than the hassled group. They reported fewer health complaints, and exercised an average of 1.5 hours more.” Ibid“Ten weeks later, participants in the gratitude group felt better about their lives as a whole and were a full 25 percent happier than the hassled group. They reported fewer health complaints, and exercised an average of 1.5 hours more.” Ibid

18. Study on Gratitude Emmons did another study showing DAILY journaling of thankfulness was even more effective reaping rewards of greater goodwill to others.Emmons did another study showing DAILY journaling of thankfulness was even more effective reaping rewards of greater goodwill to others.

19. Gratitude study amongst adult onset neuromuscular disorders. Those who jotted down their blessings nightly reported more hours of sleep, feeling more rested and more optimistic than the control group.Those who jotted down their blessings nightly reported more hours of sleep, feeling more rested and more optimistic than the control group.

20. Gratitude study amongst adult onset neuromuscular disorders. Their spouses noticed the differences too.Their spouses noticed the differences too. Their personal choice of nurture overrode nature.Their personal choice of nurture overrode nature.

21. Old saying “If you've forgotten the language of gratitude, you'll never be on speaking terms with happiness.”

22. Dr. John Gottman at the University of Washington after two decades of studying marriage concluded “unless a couple is able to maintain a high ratio of positive to negative encounters (5:1 or greater), it is likely the marriage will end.”

23. The Most important destination is your spiritual destination of Christ likeness.

24. I Thessalonians 5:12-22 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.