Habakkuk 3:17–19
17 Though the fig tree does not blossom,
and no fruit is on the vines;
though the produce of the olive fails
and the fields yield no food;
though the flock is cut off from the fold
and there is no herd in the stalls,
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will exult in the God of my salvation.
19 God, the Lord, is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
and makes me tread upon the heights.
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
16Rejoice always, 17pray without ceasing, 18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
“Hard Times Gratitude”
Second in a Series, “The Year of Gratitude”
Review
· The impact of gratitude: life-changing!
· The object(s) of gratitude: others and God.
· The cultivation of gratitude: practice thanksgiving
1) Feel the burn.
2) Walk the way of gratitude (John Claypool, Tracks of a Fellow Struggler).
3) Mine the thanks-worthy.
4) Choose the “yet”.