Being a genuine Thanks Giver affects mental health and much much more. Even though we have an annual holiday, most people underestimate the value and significance of “Thanksgiving.” And further, few understand the principles on how to give thanks. In this teaching we will mention both of these but mostly we want to understand the…
According to God’s Word, we are to: “Rejoice always and delight in your faith; be unceasing and persistent in prayer; in every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 AMP). Whew! That’s a mouthful! It says these disciplines are the will…
The opposite of being thankful is to be grumbling and complaining. These directly affect mental health in extremely negative ways. In this teaching you will learn the twelve self-destructive dynamics of grumbling. However, you will also learn the ten mental health advantages of being a thanks-giver. The teaching concludes with four steps to becoming a…
Negativity is the vicious opponent of thanksgiving. A negative viewpoint is basically the fruit of selfishness. And our culture is riddled with it. What to do? Give thanks to God! Turn it all around! We don’t have to live our lives under the oppression of other people’s whining and complaining. We don’t have to be…
Every motive creates a dynamic, an energy that is in keeping with the motive. Attitudes also create dynamics, and so do behaviors. By grumbling, a person sets into motion negative energies that directly affect his or her own thinking, his or her emotions, and his or her point of view. Grumbling is mentally unhealthy and…
It is a matter of good manners to express thankfulness when you are given a gift or blessed in some other way. However, God expects us to be thankful all the time. The Scripture says, “Giving thanks always for all things…” (Ephesians 5:20) How can you be thankful all the time? This teaching explains the…