The document emphasizes the importance of gratitude in a believer's life, highlighting that it stems from a deep love for God and understanding one's origins. It outlines the role of grace and mercy from Jesus in fostering gratitude, presenting salvation as a gift despite human transgressions. Key biblical references reinforce the theme that all aspects of life are gifts from God, underscoring His unwavering support and love.

2. You and I were made to live in a
state of perpetual gratitude.

3. I love you, O Lord, my strength.
- Psalm 18:1

4. Gratitude:

5. Gratitude:
1) Begins with Gut-Level Love For God.

6. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and
my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take
refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold.
I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be
praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
- vv. 2-3

7. The cords of death encompassed me; the
torrents of destruction assailed me;
the cords of Sheol entangled me; the
snares of death confronted me.
- v. 4-5

8. Gratitude:
1) Begins with Gut-Level Love For God.
2) Requires Knowing Where I Came From.

9. As for you, you were dead in your
transgressions and sins…
- Ephesians
2:1

10. …but God shows his love for us in that while
we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since,
therefore, we have now been justified by his
blood, much more shall we be saved by him
from the wrath of God.
- Romans 5:8-9

11. “Man is free
only if he
owes his
existence to
himself.”
- Karl Marx
“Man’s destiny is
to be a self-made
soul.” – Ayn Rand

12. Gratitude:
1) Begins with Gut-Level Love For God.
2) Requires Knowing Where I Came From.
3) Thrives on the Grace of Jesus.

13. But because of his great love for us, God,
who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ
even when we were dead in transgressions—it
is by grace you have been saved.
- Ephesians 2:4-5

14. He sent from on high, he took me; he
drew me out of many waters.
He rescued me from my strong enemy
and from those who hated me, for they were
too mighty for me.

15. They confronted me in the day of my
calamity, but the LORD was my support.
He brought me out into a broad place; he
rescued me, because he delighted in me.
vv. 16-19

16. Gratitude:
1) Begins with Gut-Level Love For God.
2) Requires Knowing Where I Came From.
3) Thrives on the Grace of Jesus.
4) Sees All of Life as a Gift From God.

17. For who is God, but the LORD? And who is
a rock, except our God?—
the God who equipped me with strength
and made my way blameless.
He made my feet like the feet of a deer
and set me secure on the heights.

18. He trains my hands for war, so that my
arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You have given me the shield of your
salvation, and your right hand supported me,
and your gentleness made me great.
You gave a wide place for my steps under
me, and my feet did not slip.
- vv. 31-36

19. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor
angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things
to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor
anything else in all creation, will be able to
separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus
our Lord.
- Romans 8:38-39