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"Why should I thank God when He hasn't done anything for me"
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1Thessalonians 5:18 In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
1Timothy 6:8 And having food and clothing let us be with these things content.
Philippians 4:11 "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, to be content."
I will always have enough from God to be thankful to God
1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Thanksgiving is godliness and when done genuinely will be greatly rewarded
Psalm 100:4 "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name."
Thanksgiving gives us access into the presence of God.
Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Thanksgiving facilitates answers to prayers.
Ephesians 5:20 "Giving thanks always for all things unto God, even the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;"
Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
In the end all our experiences have been planned to end in our good. Giving thanks for all things express our faith in this truth and promotes its speedy fulfilment.
Mark 8:37
Thanksgiving must be our life because our life from God is worth every good thing we can conceive and receive.
2Corinthians 4:7 "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:"
2Peter 1:3 "According as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory and virtue:"
1Corinthians 3:21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
Jeremiah 29:11 "
Romans 5:8 "But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
John 15:13 "
God deserves all thanksgiving because He has given men access to the greatest gifts in Christ's life offered for all.
2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
2Timothy 3:2 "For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,"
James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
Hebrews 13:15 "By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name."
We thank God for who He is and not only for what He has done.
"I have failed so many times in it, I don't think I can ever be good at it"
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2Corinthians 12:9 "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
failure is the expression of the weakness of our natural abilities so that we can see more clearly appreciate and appropriate the strength in the grace of God made available through faith for our success in anything
Proverbs 24:16 "For a just man falls seven times, and rises up again: but the wicked shall fall by calamity."
It is a righteous attitude to continue to rise at each fall untill you succeed
"Nothing good ever happens to me"
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2Peter 1:3 "According as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory and virtue:"
My knowledge of Christ is worth all good things.
2Corinthians 9:8 "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:"
Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:"
I have already been given the highest of all blessings.
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Psalm 84:9 "Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of your anointed."
I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Genesis 15:1 "After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying,
I have the best thing in the world-God Himself.
Psalm 84:12 "O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusts in you."
My blessing is in my trust in the Lord.
Matthew 6:33 "
Matthew 5:3
1Thessalonians 5:18 In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
We give thanks for good things. If God wills me to give thanks in everything it means I have every good thing.
1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
2Chronicles 25:9 "And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give you much more than this."
"I am afraid of offending him, if I tell him how I feel"
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James 5:16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."
Your healing is in the releasing of the cares of your heart
John 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
2Timothy 1:7 "For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
"I used to tell lies, steal etc but now I have stopped all these things, God will accept me"
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James 2:10 "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
Proverbs 20:9 "Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?"
1John 1:8 "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."
Psalm 51:5 "Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me."
Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
he heart is so evil and full of deceit to the extent of deceiving a man that he is righteous when he is not. That which man depends on for a holy life is rotten to the core. How then can holiness come out of it.
Job 14:4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? no one.
Romans 7:18 "For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not."
Mark 10:18 "And Jesus said unto him,
Job 4:18 "Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:"
Isaiah 64:6 "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."
Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
"There is nothing wrong with pornography in itself"
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Matthew 5:28 "
God equates the state of our hearts to our acts. This means that the act of adultery or fornication is equivalent to the heart that lusts after a person and lusting after another person is the spirit and intent of pornography
"I am too young to be a Christian"
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Ecclesiastes 12:1 "Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw near, when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them;"
Ecclesiastes 12:13 "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."
All of life is about fearing and obeying God.
Isaiah 55:6 "Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you upon him while he is near:"
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Matthew 18:3 "And said,
It is easier to serve God while young than when old.
2Corinthians 6:2 "(For he says,
Proverbs 1:28 "Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:"
James 4:14 "Whereas you know not what shall be tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away."
"I will stop helping them, then they will know how important I am to them"
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Ecclesiastes 11:6 "In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening withhold not your hand: for you know not which shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both alike shall be good."
We should never stop sowing the seed of help to others for any reason because any of these seeds can make all see your importance. Your importance is not seen in the withholding of your helping hand but is seen in the holding of your hands in helping others.
Proverbs 3:27 "Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it."
Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.
Philippians 2:7 "But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:"
The power to help others is given so we can serve others but we cannot serve effectively when we do not sacrifice our reputation
"I know this so well, how can I possibly fail"
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Jeremiah 17:5 "Thus says the LORD;
We bring curses on our self by trusting in our own might because the flesh carries the curse of sin.
Romans 7:18 "For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not."
"Do you know who I am?"
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Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
Jeremiah 17:5 "Thus says the LORD;
"I prayed to God and He allowed this to happen"
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Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.
Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
2Corinthians 4:18 "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."
Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
Hebrews 11:39 "And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:"
faith expressed through prayer always gives us a good report before God which is better than whatever we will ever ask for in prayer
"It is difficult to serve God when you are rich"
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Deuteronomy 8:18 "But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is he that gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto your fathers, as it is this day."
Prosperity is part of the covenant walk of righteousness.It is righteousness to be prosperous
Ecclesiastes 9:16 "Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard."
Prosperity empowered righteousness cannot be despised.Prosperity makes the expression of the wisdom of righteousness much easier
2Corinthians 9:10 "Now he that ministers seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)"
Prosperity ministers to us the seeds need for the increase of the fruits of righteousness in our lives
Job 29:12 ,12 "Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.",13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.,14 "I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my justice was as a robe and a turban.",15 "I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.",16 I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.,17 "And I broke the fangs of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth."
Job is a testimony that Prosperity makes the expression of righteousness/serving God much easier
2Corinthians 9:9 "(As it is written, He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor: his righteousness remains forever."
Prosperity is the seal of kingdom service
1Chronicles 29:3 "Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have of my own things, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,"
Prosperity makes the expression of our affection to God much easier
"I am too busy to serve God, but I serve God with my money"
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Mark 12:29 ,29 "And Jesus answered him,
because God owns my life the entirity of my life must serve Him and not just my money.
John 4:24
Service to God must be your best service ever being done with the very life-force within you
Romans 1:9 "For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;"
1Timothy 1:5 "Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"
"Why should I try to understand him when he does not want to understand me"
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Ezekiel 18:20 "
We are ourselves to blame for our own sins
James 1:13 "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempts he any man:"
1Corinthians 10:13 "There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it."
No one or circumstance should lead us into sin or do bad things because no circumstance is more powerful than God's ability in us to live do the right thing
Galatians 5:22 ,22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,",23 "Meekness, self-control: against such there is no law."
Colossians 3:13 "Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do you."
Romans 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
"May be my faith is not strong enough, that is why I still do not see any change"
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2Corinthians 4:18 "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."
To the degree I look at the 'seen' to same degree I will feel inadequate in my faith.
2Corinthians 4:13 "We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;"
Faith is the spirit in all children of God and the spirit of faith is the fullness of faith. I have the fullness of faith because I have spirit of faith.
2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
Every child of God is able to live by faith through God.
Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
The faith that lived in Christ and not just my own faith also lives in me.
Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursues: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
I have been made righteous and boldness is an expression of faith.
1Corinthians 12:9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
The source of faith lives inside me because the Spirit of faith lives in me
Romans 10:17 "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
The word of God produces the faith of God. I have sufficient faith because I am born of the word.
Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:"
Heavenly faith is the highest kind of faith. Faith is one of the spiritual blessings I have been blessed with. This faith is a heavenly one.
Ephesians 3:20 "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,"
The existence and work of God's faith in me is not rooted in the power of my mind but in the power of God.
Genesis 1:27 "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."
Because I have the image of the creator of all things I can create all things.
Psalm 82:6 "
I have the seed and power to express God.
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Faith is a good thing and walking in love is walking uprightly I can access faith by walking in love.
1Corinthians 10:13 "There has no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it."
God will ensure that I have enough faith to get whatever is needful for me.
"Serving God does not give tangible or physical blessings"
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Luke 18:29 "And he said unto them,
2Corinthians 9:8 "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:"
2Peter 1:3 "According as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory and virtue:"
Deuteronomy 8:18 "But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is he that gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto your fathers, as it is this day."
Proverbs 10:22 "The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it."
Psalm 37:22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
Genesis 24:35 "And the LORD has blessed my master greatly; and he has become great: and he has given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and donkeys."
Genesis 24:1 "And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things."
Psalm 35:27 "Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant."
"I will go into this because, it promises lots of benefits"
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John 7:24 "
My action are unrighteous when they are based on sight . but they are righteous when based on faith in the word of the Spirit of God (Rom 1:17 2Co 5:7) who is my guide (Rom 8:14)
Romans 14:23 "And he that doubts is condemned if he eats, because he eats not of faith: for whatever is not of faith is sin."
John 5:19 "Then answered Jesus and said unto them,
Anything that is done with faith in anything apart from God will be futile in the end
John 15:5 "
Genesis 13:10 ,10 "And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you came unto Zoar.",11 Then Lot chose all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
Lot made his life difficult because he chose based on sight than based on faith. Isaac prospered because he acted based on his faith in the word of the Lord
Genesis 26:12 "Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him."
Deuteronomy 32:12 "So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him."
God is the only reliable guide to success all other sources including pleasant circumstances is false
2Peter 2:8 "(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)"
"If God really loves me, He would have done this and that"
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Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
God has already given us the greatest prove of His love for us
Jeremiah 31:3 "The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying,
Psalm 138:2 "I will worship toward your holy temple, and praise your name for your lovingkindness and for your truth: for you have magnified your word above all your name."
Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
"People take you for granted when you forgive them so easily, why should I forgive that easily"
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Luke 7:47 "
Forgiveness provokes transformation in the life of the forgiven
Matthew 18:22 "Jesus said unto him,
No reason is enough to take forgiving others for granted
Colossians 3:13 "Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do you."
Forgiving others is our worship and honour to God for forgiving us
Matthew 6:14 "
We take our relationship and fellowship with God for granted when we take forgiving others for granted
"Whatever I say should be final"
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Colossians 1:18 "And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence."
Thanksgiving is God's command to us which will command God's blessings. Thanksgiving is obedience to God.