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Avoiding bitterness
Cultivating a thankful heart is a safeguard against becoming bitter, prickly, and sour. A grateful child of God can’t help […]
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Choosing gratitude means choosing joy
Over time, choosing gratitude means choosing joy. But that choice doesn’t come without effort and intentionality. It’s a choice that […]
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Vigilant thankfulness
However, I’ve seen that if I am not ceaselessly vigilant about rejecting ingratitude and choosing gratitude, I all-too-easily get sucked […]
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Gratitude flourishes in grace
In other words, gratitude flourishes in the sphere of grace. And that is why the play on words in 2 […]
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Gratitude in experience
So let’s try to define just what gratitude is in our experience. I have found it helpful to think of […]
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Gratitude comes from grace
Almost all English translations miss a beautiful opportunity to preserve in English a play on words that occurs in Paul’s […]
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Guardian role of gratitude
The guardian role of gratitude applies not only to prayer and the spiritual battles we fight there, but also to […]
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A rich life
The 20th century Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer said that it is only through gratitude that life becomes rich. Click to […]
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Gratitude
Gratefulness is one of the most powerful forces in the world. It makes the difference between just going through the […]
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Gratefulness or Bitterness
If you think what you have is greater than what you deserve that’s where thankfulness comes from. If you think […]