🔥 THE DANGERS OF INGRATITUDE
(Text: Luke 17:17–18, Romans 1:21, 1 Thessalonians 5:18)
Many people lose golden opportunities for meaningful relationships and lasting companionships because of an ungrateful heart. Gratitude is a magnet for more, but ingratitude blinds you to good when it shows up.
Jesus Himself asked, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?” (Luke 17:17). That question still echoes today — where are the grateful?
When you’re ungrateful, you lose more than you realize. Ungrateful people often carry an entitlement mentality — believing they deserve what others worked hard to offer. This attitude doesn’t just repel people; it shuts doors that gratitude could have opened.
An ungrateful person will complain about everything and appreciate nothing. They seldom recognize love when it’s right in front of them — until they lose it. “Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful...” (Romans 1:21). Ingratitude darkens the heart and distorts perception.
Nothing you do for an ungrateful person ever feels enough. They easily use people but rarely value them. Their bad attitude often disqualifies their great desires, leaving them chasing validation from the wrong places while dishonoring those who truly love them.
Beloved, gratitude isn’t just good manners — it’s a kingdom principle. It keeps you in alignment with God and in favor with people. “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18).
✨ Choose gratitude.
✨ Value people.
✨ Recognize good when you see it.
Because what you don’t appreciate, you eventually lose.
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