Vitamin G: How Gratitude Can Change Everything | Jordan Brawner

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (AMP)

In every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.

 

[1] Ungratefulness is a

 

Numbers 14:2-3, 11, 23-24, 26 (NIV)

² All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness! ³ Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword?…

¹¹ The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them?…

²³ not one of them will ever see the land I promised on oath to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with contempt will ever see it.²⁴ But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it. 

²⁶ The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: ²⁷ “How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites.

 

Romans 1:20-24 (NIV)

20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools…

 

• GRATITUDE SAYS – “ ! I see what you’ve !”

 

• INGRATITUDE SAYS – “I don’t see you or what you’ve done!”

 

[2] Expressing gratitude can be a

 

Jonah 2:9-10 (NKJV)

⁹ But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving… Salvation is of the Lord.”

¹⁰ So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

 

• If you want to get express thanks to God

 

Psalm 50:23 (NLT)

But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God.”

 

• Thanksgiving is one of God’s

 

[3] Expressing thanks is the key to

 

• It’s a key to a

 

• It’s a key to

 

Scientists have called GRATITUDE “The lubricant of the brain”

 

Erwin McManus, Pastor and Author:

“When you grow up entitled, expecting everything that you have, you become mentally rigid. But if you begin to take on the posture of gratitude, looking around and seeing all the beauty and wonder that is a gift. When you see life as a gift you just become more imaginative, you become more inventive, more creative, more innovative, you become more mentally agile… In relationships, when your ungrateful you’re resistant to change. When your grateful you become incredibly flexible and adaptive and you’re able to adjust.”

 

• It’s a key to increasing

 

Dr. Daniel Amen

“The best anti-depressant isn’t Prozac … it’s gratitude. If you write down 3 things you’re grateful for every day, within in 3 weeks you’ll notice a significant difference in your level of happiness.”

 

• It’s a key to

 

Mark 8:6-8 (NIV)

6 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so. 7 They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them. 8 The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

 

[4] God desires to see us with thankfulness

 

Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)

⁶ So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, ⁷ rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

 

[a] Give thanks for

 

James 1:17 (NLT)

Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.

 

1 Chronicles 16:34 (NLT)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

 

[b] Give thanks for your

 

Psalm 118:24 (NLT)

This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.

 

[c] Give thanks for

 

Ephesians 1:15-16 (NIV)

15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.

 

Philippians 1:3 (NIV)

I thank my God every time I remember you.

 

[d] Give thanks for every and every

 

Deuteronomy 8:18 (CEV)

Instead, remember that the Lord your God gives you the strength to make a living. 

 

1 Corinthians 15:57 (NIV)

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

[e] Give thanks

 

1 Chronicles 16:8 (NLT)

Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.

 

[f] Give thanks with and

 

Psalm 28:7 (NLT)

The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.

 

Philippians 4:6 (NIV)

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

 

[g] Give thanks for your

 

Romans 7:25 (NIRV)

I give thanks to God who saves me. He saves me through Jesus Christ our Lord.