Day 5 part 1 November is I AM Grateful Month What To Do When You Dont Feel Thankful By Adrian Rogers Ministry What do you think the hardest commandment in the Bible might be? Think about that for a moment. Several difficult commandments will come to mind. Write the first one that comes to your mind in the space below—before you read the next part. Now, there is no “wrong” answer to this question! Everyone will come up with something different. (Don’t cheat and look ahead for ideas.) _____________________________________________________________ Your answer is going to reveal what may be in your heart as, if not a “stumbling block,” then perhaps an area where you struggle. God has commanded many things in the Bible. He never gives us a command where He doesn’t also make available to us His power to fulfill it…as any good parent would do. You wouldn’t ask your child to wash the car, then not make available soap, water or a sponge! God doesn’t do that to us, either. Now here are some possible commandments you may have thought of… 1. Rejoice in the Lord always. (Philippians 4:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:16) 2. Be anxious for nothing. (Philippians 4:6) 3. Pray without ceasing. (1 Thessalonians 5:17) 4. Go into all the world… (Matthew 28:19) 5. Forgive others when they wrong you. (Matthew 6:14-15, Matthew 18:20-22) 6. Be holy, for I am holy (Leviticus 11:45) 7. Give abundantly. (Luke 6:38) 8. Children, obey your parents. (Ephesians 6:1) 9. Be subject to rulers and authorities. (Titus 3:1) 10. Tithe (Malachi 3:10) How about this one? Turn in your Bible to Ephesians 5:20, where we are “Digging Deeper.” “Giving [what?] __________ [when?] __________ for [what?] _____ ___________ [ß Underscore those last two words] unto God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Many believe this may be the hardest command to obey in all the Bible. But correspondingly, this command may bring the greatest blessing when it is obeyed. Where are we going to find the strength to obey any of the above commandments—especially this one? First, let’s look at what it means to be thankful. Four Levels of Thanksgiving 1. People who are constantly complaining. Have you ever been around people like that? They can’t find good in anything. 2. People who are simply ungrateful. They don’t complain; they’re just not grateful. Like a hog under a tree eating acorns, they never look up to see where the acorns come from. Many of us, though we may not be bitterly complaining, are ungrateful. 3. People who are grateful for obvious blessings. If they have health, they thank God for health. If they have food, they thank God for food…thankful for the obvious blessings in life. 4. People who thank God for all things. This is the highest level. This level will get you through the hardest of life’s seasons. Part 2 for Day 6th.
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