Thankfulness Therapy | Part 3 – Genius Level Gratitude!

Proverbs 11:25 (NLT) — The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

Acts 20:35 (NLT) — You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

We make a living by what we get – we make a life by what we give!

We Can Be “Genius Level Grateful” Because –

Giving Is In Our Spiritual !

Genesis 1:26 (NLT)

Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like ourselves.”

John 3:16 (NIV)
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 8:32 (NIV)
God, who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

Psalm 84:11 (NLT)

The LORD will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.

2 Corinthians 9:10-11 (NLT)
God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and produce a great harvest of generosity in you. ¹¹ Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous … to those who need them, they will thank God.

Genius Giving/Gratitude “Is” …

As Genius Giving/Gratitude “!”

2 Corinthians 8:1-5 (MSG)

Now, friends, I want to report on the surprising and generous ways in which God is working in the churches in Macedonia province. ² Fierce troubles came down on the people of those churches, pushing them to the very limit … they were incredibly happy, though desperately poor. The pressure triggered something totally unexpected: an outpouring of pure and generous gifts. ³ I was there and saw it for myself. They gave offerings of whatever they could—far more than they could afford!— ⁴ pleading for the privilege of helping out in the relief of poor Christians.

⁵ This was totally spontaneous, entirely their own idea, and caught us completely off guard. What explains it was that they had first given themselves unreservedly to God and to us. The other giving simply flowed out of the purposes of God working in their lives.

Genius giving is done — !

Genius giving is done – !

1 Corinthians 16:2 (MSG) — Every Sunday each of you make an offering … be as generous as you can.

Genius giving is done – !

1 Corinthians 16:2 (TEV)
Every Sunday each of you must put aside some money, in proportion to what you have earned,

Deuteronomy 14:23 (TLB)

The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives.

Malachi 3:10,11 (NLT)
“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! ¹¹ Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease. Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

Genius giving is done – !

2 Corinthians 8:3 (NIV)
They gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,

Mark 12:43-44 (MSG)

Jesus called his disciples over and said, “The truth is that this poor widow gave more to the collection than all the others put together. ⁴⁴ All the others gave what they’ll never miss; she gave extravagantly what she couldn’t afford—she gave her all (bios, life).”