tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550837724619801549.post193906747346238419..comments2008-11-20T18:43:52.343-06:00Comments on Lifegate Church: An Attitude of GratitudeChad Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13120771102085777643noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550837724619801549.post-71507759886293100792008-09-24T10:50:00.000-05:002008-09-24T10:50:00.000-05:00Kurt and Kevin, I totally agree with you guys. On ...Kurt and Kevin, I totally agree with you guys. On Sunday night in youth group I said that "Our greatest problems aren’t circumstantial. Our greatest problems are perceptual. And when we look at life through the frame of Scripture we begin to see things the way God sees them." Scripture totally reframes the way we look at life. The Bible tells us that we should count it pure JOY when we face trails. That sounds crazy but it is true. If we begin to look at our life (good and bad)through the frame of scripture, we begin to see our lives like God sees them. If we are counting our trials as pure joy, how much more would we be able to appreciate the good things in our lives? Good blog Pastor!!!Rhettrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158325293632307528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550837724619801549.post-472142989770323852008-09-24T10:17:00.000-05:002008-09-24T10:17:00.000-05:00You know it, KC!For me, an attitude of ingratitude...You know it, KC!<BR/>For me, an attitude of ingratitude or indifference is a cancer that quickly spreads, killing my peace and joy. Just like cancer, I need to simply cut it out - remove it completely in order to truly appreciate the multitude of blessings in my life (I'm not just talking about my multitude of "chilluns" either). <BR/>Something I've been trying to do lately is to thank God for the inconveniences of my everday life (in addition to the obvious blessings). A traffic jam that allows me to spend some extra quiet time with the Lord, a normally frustrating day at the office that allows me to be more patient and to do my best to let it go, or my kids misbehaving which provides an opportunity to lovingly correct them and show them how we're supposed to treat others, etc.<BR/>Last night in Lifegroups we discussed how every attitude, feeling, action, etc is contagious, regardless of whether or not it's positive or negative. We create ripples in the lives of those around us, so we must always be careful to not "muddy the water" with our ranting and raving (by "our" I mean "MY"). As Christians, people are already looking at us to watch us fall. How much could we change the world with our positive ripples if we kept this attitude everywhere we went and no matter what the situation was?!Pump Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681073263015469761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550837724619801549.post-60365462453905074652008-09-23T14:07:00.000-05:002008-09-23T14:07:00.000-05:00I would be thankful for my parents (I know that is...I would be thankful for my parents (I know that is a typical answer), but as parent today its not easy to be all you need to be. You need to be there for them to raise them up as Godly children and also be the Godly influence in their life. Who has raised children before, and can say “I was the best display of Christ at all times in my Child’s life…” exactly. You usually put your needs off to do what your children need. You have to get them here and there, money for this money for that. You know the drill. I’m not saying that my parents are perfect, but I can see they worked hard to bring me up right. Now Im trying to do the same and can see some of the struggles they may have faced. (Now that Kurt has shared is dream about writing, I thought I would try to do a better job in this blog. Kurt are you trying to bring out the best in me?)Kevin Cookseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675590185266978843noreply@blogger.com