Anything done out of obligation or to gain something for ourselves will get boring, its not coming from a true attitude of gratitude.
Anything done out of rote will lose its effectiveness. An attitude of gratefulness is not a practice, its an entire mindset, a part of ones soul that comes without having to think about it.
Only God can work this in us through Christ. We don't have to work it up, its a part of our very being.
When we are working real hard to be something then it is not real, its a futile attempt to become on the outside what is not on the inside.
In order for something to be real it must be deep in the soul. When we are grateful without having to think about it all the time, is when we know it is a part of our very nature.
We can only do this if Christ lives in us. All gratitude that comes from Christ Who lives in us is a part of our being, not a superficial expression.
The gratitude of the world without Christ is based on personal desire, it is selfish. In other words; "If I am getting what I want then I am happy and grateful."
Those who are truly grateful do not have to be getting what they want to be so, they are always grateful for everything even when they are not getting what they want.
Hebrews 12:28
"Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,"
Psalm 100:3-4
"Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!"
Isaiah 63:7
"I will recount the steadfast love of the Lord, the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord has granted us, and the great goodness to the house of Israel that he has granted them according to his compassion, according to the abundance of his steadfast love."
As born again believers our gratefulness of Spirit comes from how much we have received from Christ and how much He loves us.
Philippians
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
James 1: 2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,
8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."
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