“Discontentment is empowered by a sense of entitlement. And there is an inverse relationship between gratitude and entitlement.”

A thought by Steven Furtick, (2014-02-11) from his book, Crash the Chatterbox: Hearing God's Voice Above All Others (Kindle Locations 3231-3232). The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

Here he continues, “When entitlement is high, gratitude is low. When gratitude is high, entitlement is low. Gratitude begins where our sense of entitlement ends.”

It is so easy for us to step into this world of entitlement. Have you stopped and thought about some of the things that you believe that you are entitled to, especially if you are a Christian and an America? Some people think because they are a Christian they are entitled to being free but does that mean that that Pastor in North Korea who was given this week a life sentence for sharing Christ is lacking spiritually? Of course not.

This is so good what Steven says, “When thoughts of discontent storm my heart, it’s important that I have set up armed guards of remembrance of the Father’s blessings in order to keep them at bay. The attacks of discouragement will never stop coming. But if they’re met with praise at the gate, they won’t find entrance into my heart.”

Listen, God is so good to us. We don’t in anyway deserve all the good things that we have. Make a list of remembering all the good things that you have. Think about this that Steven says, “Gratitude reinterprets the situations in our lives, beginning with the baseline acknowledgment that we don’t deserve any of what we’ve been given. It’s all a product of God’s grace.”

So are we grateful?

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