Gratitude works like a vaccine: it keeps you from getting infected with a spirit of ‘grumpiness.’  It’s the antitoxin that counteracts the poisonous effects of ingratitude. Have you noticed that we live in a thankless society? Paul said, '... in the last days... people will be... ungrateful...' (2 Timothy 3:1). This generation lacks godly principles; they’ve never learned to pray – neither at home nor in school. Because they’ve witnessed the fall of high-profile church leaders, they’ve concluded that ‘religion’ doesn’t work. But thanklessness is a problem among Christians too. We ask God for things, and then when we get them, we complain about having to take care of them! Ever do that? If you want to know God’s will, listen: '... in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God...for you' (1 Thessolonians 5:18). We’re supposed to demonstrate thankfulness! Paul says, '... with thanksgiving let your requests be made known... ' (Philippians 4:6). Why? Because thanksgiving moves them through God’s approval process. It also demonstrates that you’re mature enough to handle whatever He sends. After all, why would He send more if you don’t appreciate what you already have? Sometimes thanksgiving is a sacrifice. It’s easy to give thanks when you feel good. It’s when you don’t that it becomes a sacrifice. The Psalmist said, 'I will offer... the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and... call on the... Lord' (Psalm 116:17). Notice: he called on God only after he’d offered the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Your flesh will always find reasons to be dissatisfied. Your spirit will always search for reasons to be thankful. So today - be thankful!