Supercharge Your Gratitude Gratitude: Quality of being ; readiness to show for and to return . (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NLT) Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. (Luke 17:11-18 NLT) As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy. One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan. Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” Will you be ? Gratitude Contaminants 1. it now! (Luke 15:11-12 NLT) Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons. The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. 2. it more. (Luke 15:28-29 NLT) “The older brother was angry and wouldn’t go in. His father came out and begged him, but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends. The Practice of Gratitude 1. Accept the that is . (Matthew 6:34 NLT) So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. (Psalm 118:24 NLT) This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. 2. Turn every into . Every blessing I don’t turn back to praise turns to . (Philippians 4:11-13 NLT) Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.