Mary Was an Undeserving Woman
- Seeking Him
- December 19, 2019
When we think we have something to offer God, we’re not very useful to Him. Read or Listen →
Resources by Topic: Gratitude
Public Gratitude
- Seeking Him
- November 29, 2019
Are you displaying gratitude to God before a watching world? Read or Listen →
Giving Thanks
- Seeking Him
- November 28, 2019
I hope you have some traditions that help you focus on Thanksgiving. Read or Listen →
Whine or Worship
- Seeking Him
- November 15, 2019
Will you choose to be a whiner or a worshiper today? Read or Listen →
A Journey to Joy
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 15, 2019
Gratitude isn’t a feeling. It is a choice. It’s one you can exercise every single day. Learn to choose gratitude—your journey to joy. Read or Listen →
Necessary Component
- Seeking Him
- November 1, 2019
What are you thanking and praising God for today? Read or Listen →
Known for Gratefulness
- Seeking Him
- November 22, 2018
I want to be known for a grateful heart. Read or Listen →
A Thankful Heart
- Seeking Him
- July 18, 2018
When we come to the place of praise, it focuses our minds on the things that are pure and good and true. Read or Listen →
Into His Presence
- Seeking Him
- July 16, 2018
We sing because this pleases Him—because He is worthy and we are not. Read or Listen →
The Town of Thanks
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 24, 2017
What would happen to a community if everyone stopped being grateful? Explore that situation in a dramatic Thanksgiving parable. Read or Listen →
Thankful When It's Difficult
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 23, 2017
Thanksgiving. The word brings up images of family gathered around a table ready to dig into a feast. But the real test of thanksgiving comes in hard times. Read or Listen →
Be Blessed and Be a Blessing
- Seeking Him
- November 14, 2017
How can you become a channel for God’s blessing? Read or Listen →
Pain and Thankfulness
- Seeking Him
- May 18, 2017
No pain we can endure here on earth compares to the pain from which we’ve been spared. Read or Listen →
Enter His Gates With Thanksgiving, Day 1
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 21, 2016
When is the last time you shouted for joy? In Scripture, God deserves shouts of joyful praise. Nancy will talk about why and how we should praise. Read or Listen →
The Blessing of Thorns, Day 5 with Lauren ...
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 27, 2015
Lauren Chandler will never forget the Thanksgiving she spent at the hospital with her husband Matt. It was an opportunity to trust God at a whole new level. Read or Listen →
The Blessing of Thorns, Day 4
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 26, 2015
Certain biblical commands are easy to overlook, such as "Give thanks in everything." Learn how to give thanks when you’d rather complain. Read or Listen →
The Blessing of Thorns, Day 3
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 25, 2015
If you could choose any problem to be removed from your life, what would it be? Why doesn’t God just remove it? Read or Listen →
The Blessing of Thorns, Day 2
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 24, 2015
There may be a big obstacle to joy in your path today. How do you get past it? Read or Listen →
The Blessing of Thorns, Day 1
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 23, 2015
You’ve heard the adage, "Stop and smell the roses." But when was the last time you stopped to appreciate the thorns? Read or Listen →
A Picture of Contentment
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 27, 2014
Sometimes getting what we want isn’t enough to make us content. What we have, there’s always that unattainable something that’s out of our reach. Read or Listen →
A Trusting and Selfless Heart
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 26, 2014
Would you know how to spot contentment if you saw it? Nancy will explain how selflessness and a God-centered focus leads us right into the lap of contentment. Read or Listen →
The Results of Discontentment
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 25, 2014
Have you ever longed for something, gotten it, only to find you really wanted something else instead? That feeling could best be described as discontentment. Read or Listen →
You Can Develop a Contented Heart
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 24, 2014
It’s difficult to face life’s trials with a cheerful disposition. Learn from a group of Israelites who repeatedly failed to appreciate God’s provision. Read or Listen →
In the Wilderness
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 23, 2014
What would it take for you to be content? Find out how to cultivate a contented heart. Read or Listen →
A Debt of Thanksgiving
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 27, 2009
We all face challenges in our lives. The question is, with what kind of attitude are you facing yours? Read or Listen →
Why Be Thankful?
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 26, 2009
Have you ever watched a child’s awe over a simple flower or bug? Would you like to rekindle that sense of wonder in yourself? Read or Listen →
Contentment or Bitterness
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 25, 2009
Do you remember how great it felt the last time God answered one of your prayers? Did you say thank you? Learn why gratitude is crucial. Read or Listen →
Characteristics of a Grateful Heart
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 24, 2009
When you give thanks to God for the blessings in your life, something special happens! Read or Listen →
Gratitude and Peace
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 23, 2009
Ingratitude isn’t that bad compared to other sins, right? Not according to Nancy. Learn what the Bible has to say about ingratitude. Read or Listen →
Abounding in Gratitude
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 20, 2009
We’ve been blessed with access to more knowledge about the Bible than any culture in history, so shouldn’t we be grateful? Read or Listen →
The First Harvest
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 29, 2009
Lobster. Crab. Eel. Oysters. Most of us don’t think about Thanksgiving when hearing a list like that. Read or Listen →
A Story of God's Providence
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 28, 2009
Barbara Rainey says the Thanksgiving holiday causes her faith to grow. Hear about the inspiration she gets from the Pilgrims. Read or Listen →
Gratitude for God's Grace
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 10, 2007
Everything we have is a gift from God. As long as we keep this perspective, our hearts are humble, and we are sensitive to the Lord. Read or Listen →
Learning to Trust Again
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 25, 2005
It’s the Thanksgiving holiday season, and it’s also a perfect time to celebrate . . . Mother’s Day?! Read or Listen →
A Debt of Thanksgiving
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 24, 2005
Have you taken the time to fully realize that everything we have comes from the hand of God? Read or Listen →
Prepared for Thankfulness
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 28, 2005
Age catches up with all of us eventually, but that's hardly a reason to despair! Read or Listen →
Crying Out in Thanksgiving
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 23, 2005
When trouble comes we need to cry out to God for help. Read or Listen →
The Fruits of Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 1, 2004
Do you need healing? Today on Revive Our Hearts we'll learn what thankfulness has to do with healing. Read or Listen →
Gratitude changes things. But first, you need to tell God you're going there. Continue Reading …
A meaningful way to celebrate Thanksgiving. Continue Reading …
Perhaps you need reminded that Jesus is the Good Shepherd. Here's some tender truth just for you. Continue Reading …
One morning I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. That’s a nice way of saying I was grumpy. My fuse was short. My voice was loud. My temper was nasty. Continue Reading …
I'm starting to see why the Bible describes thanksgiving as a sacrifice. But, no doubt, it is a sacrifice worth making! Continue Reading …
Are you facing a circumstance that just doesn't naturally call for gratitude? You're trying to be brave. You want to do the right thing . . . Continue Reading …
Sometimes, on the most rotten of days, it's easy to forget that, even during the worst of times, Christians still have the best of situations. Continue Reading …
Scripture teaches that praise, worship, and thanksgiving are to be the eternal occupation of every believer. Praise is not just an activity we do at scheduled times; it is a continuous lifestyle. Continue Reading …
I hate it when I’m right. Oh, who am I kidding? Usually I love it when I am right, but in this case, I kind of hate it. Continue Reading …
It started out innocently enough. My sister and her husband were moving to a different state and I went to stay with them for a week to help them pack . . . Continue Reading …
This book has helped recalibrate my mind and my emotions by reminding me of God's sovereignty, His goodness, and His purposes for allowing trials in our lives. Continue Reading …
When begin thanking God and proclaiming His goodness for all we have seen Him do–our perspective transforms from worry . . . to praise and gratitude! Continue Reading …
Even though I’m in the 'Terrible Two’s' phase of this thing—where I whine and complain when I don’t get my way, I can already see the Holy Spirit at work. Continue Reading …
We tend to romanticize that first Thanksgiving. But our retellings of history have a way of puffing up the happy stuff and glossing over grim realities. Continue Reading …
It’s not enough to just stop comparing ourselves with others. There was also something Jesus said Peter needed to do instead. Continue Reading …
I enjoy God's beautiful creation, but I'd prefer not to sleep there, cook my food there or bathe there. So I can only imagine how the Israelites felt . . . Continue Reading …
In Christ, we have much to be thankful for the last Thursday in November, and every day before and after that. Continue Reading …
Have you met Gratitude? She's a friend more powerful and wonderful than you may realize. Continue Reading …
How do we move from resentment to rejoicing with those who rejoice? Continue Reading …
In every situation, prayer + thanksgiving = peace. Continue Reading …
Being selective about which attributes we praise God for produces a problem: we create our own god by worshiping the attributes we want Him to have instead of worshiping all that He is. Continue Reading …
How is God using painful things to turn your attention to Him, to give thanks for everything—even the thorns? Continue Reading …
How do you balance the tension between a healthy longing and missing the moment in front of you? Continue Reading …
When humility and gratitude combine, God will show Himself in and through you. Continue Reading …
Our kids won’t be thankful people unless we teach them, leading by example. How can we help them express gratitude? Continue Reading …
We have two things to offer you: a free gift and a challenge for this holiday season! Continue Reading …
If you are wandering down the dark path of depression and despair, here are six ways to fight for joy through gratefulness. Continue Reading …
Words matter. They have power. There are people in our lives we ought to thank--people who have loved us and served us. Have we taken the time to thank them? Continue Reading …
For years, I had a scrap of paper posted on my fridge with the antidote to becoming a grumpy old lady. Do you want to know what it said? Continue Reading …
What are some of your favorite beauty regimens? Painting your nails? Coloring your hair? How about choosing—and overflowing—with gratitude? Continue Reading …
About fifteen years ago, when I was a twenty-three year-old newlywed, I was diagnosed with a benign tumor in the center of my brain. Continue Reading …
My son exclaimed, “Mom, thank you SO much for folding my laundry!” My first thought was to check his forehead to see if he was running a temperature . . . Continue Reading …
Why is thanksgiving important? Because He’s worth it. Continue Reading …
Regardless of our earthly home, we can know joy and strength when dwelling in the presence of God. Continue Reading …
Yesterday afternoon I was sitting at a red light. I glanced up to see this license plate staring back at me: THKFUL. I laughed out loud. Continue Reading …
I think we are all basically entitlement freaks. Ask yourself, Do I think I am such a good 'catch' that of course my spouse should love me? Continue Reading …
Yesterday, I wrote about God's warning against spiritual envy. While that passage hit me hard, it felt like a walk in the park compared to what I read next. Continue Reading …
Have you ever had a gripe with someone in a position of spiritual leadership? Learn from Miriam, who became jealous of her little brother Moses. Continue Reading …
I don’t know if any of you are still awake to even read this, but I suppose it will always be waiting for you in the morning as you sip your coffee. Continue Reading …
So many times I’ve thought “I don’t want to ever forget this moment.” Continue Reading …
Need peace? It's waiting for you on the other side of gratitude. Continue Reading …
I suspect I’m not the only one who can become so fixated on what I don’t have that I miss the unexpected ways God’s meeting my needs. Continue Reading …
Are you ready to become the kind of person who brightens your surroundings with the fresh air of gratitude rather than constant complaints and criticism? Continue Reading …
I’ve battled a fair amount of weeds in my flower garden this year, but the greater battle by far has been with the weeds I’m discovering in my own heart. Continue Reading …
This week, we’re turning our hearts to praise with Elisabeth Elliot. Continue Reading …
Offering to God a sacrifice of praise is 365-day-a-year worship. Continue Reading …
Blessings of Thorns: Small Group Plan
This creative small group plan corresponds with the "Blessings of Thorns" radio series and CD drama for a meaningful Thanksgiving together. Continue Reading
Blessings of Thorns: Family Devotional Plan
This creative family devotional plan will provide your family with an unforgettable Thanksgiving holiday together. Continue Reading
A Week of Thanksgiving
Developing the habit of thankfulness may require some practice! Here are some suggestions for devoting one week to practicing thankfulness. Continue Reading
Gratitude: The Attitude that Transforms
Embrace the attitude of gratitude and discover that the world looks different through the eyes of thankfulness. Continue Reading
Your Invitation to Transformation: How Choosing Gratitude Leads ...
A grateful spirit will radically impact how you view and respond to everything in your life! Continue Reading
The Attitude of Gratitude
You’ll be surprised to discover what is at the heart of so much of people’s gloom, despair, and despondency. Continue Reading
30-Day Gratitude Challenge
Cultivate a heart of gratitude and begin your 30-day journey to joy! Continue Reading
Choosing Gratitude (Group Leader Guide)
Download this discussion guide to help you lead the women in your church or small group through Choosing Gratitude. Continue Reading