ronscarpa Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 The Gravity of Gratitude Our WORD For Saturday, 11/22/2014 In the last days there will come times of stress. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful . . . ( 2 Timothy 3:1–2) Notice how ingratitude goes with pride, abuse and insubordination. In another place Paul says, “Let there be no obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking . . . but rather thanksgiving” (Ephesians 5:4). So it seems that gratitude is the opposite of ugliness and violence. The reason this is so is that the feeling of gratitude is a humble feeling not a proud one. It is other-exalting, not self-exalting. And it is glad-hearted not angry or bitter. The key to unlocking a heart of gratitude and overcoming bitterness and ugliness and disrespect and violence is a strong belief in God, the Creator and Sustainer and Provider and Hope-giver. If we do not believe we are deeply indebted to God for all we have or hope to have, then the very spring of gratitude has gone dry. So I conclude that the rise of violence and sacrilege and ugliness and insubordination in the last times is a God-issue. The basic issue is a failure to feel gratitude at the upper levels of our dependence. When the high spring of gratitude to God fails at the top of the mountain, soon all the pools of thankfulness begin to dry up further down the mountain. And when gratitude goes, the sovereignty of the self condones more and more corruption for its own pleasure. Pray for a great awakening of humble gratitude. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatshername Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Thank you Ron! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronscarpa Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Great post WhatsHerName (+1)....Thanks..! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyduty053 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I love that Ron keep them coming......Being grateful trumps arrogance anyday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy01 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 AWESOME post, ronscarpa! Thanks Much!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis411 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 thank you for helping me to open my mind, my heart, my eyes davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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