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A THANKFUL HEART

by Fred Lowery

Scripture: PSALMS 100:4-5


A Thankful Heart
Fred Lowery


You can never see the sun rise by looking to the west. How we position ourselves makes all the difference in the world. Let me give you basic principles. You find what you are looking for. You see things are not as we see them but as we are ourselves. What we are looking for is what we are determined to find. There is always a choice. We can resist or we can receive.

The choice is ours. Resisting or receiving, grateful or complaining, being grateful or contented, or being discontented. It is our choice. A classic example in literatureis King Midas where you get the phrase the "Midas Touch". This King was not satisfied with the amount of gold that he had. And so he requested that the Gods turn everything that he touched into gold. And the gods granted that request. So he touched a beautiful flower and it immediately turned to gold.

He kissed his little daughter, the apple of his eye, and she turned into a statue of gold. And everything he touched, literally turned to gold. Miserable and desperation he cried out to the gods and begged them to reverse hiswish. Let me tell you what the real midas touch is. It is a thankful heart. Do you want to know what will really bring the gold in your life?

It is having a thankful heart. What will bring the sunshine, the joy into your heart and life. It is a thankful heart. An attitude of gratitude and that is our choice. Norman Vicent Peel was bringing a message on faith and courage and hope and a man came up to him after he had spoken and challenged him. He said the only thing wrong is that I don't believe anything you said. It may work in your life but it certainly doesn't work in my life. Dr. Fields said it appears that you have an attitude problem, maybe a gratitude problem. He said, "Are you thankful for the good things in your life? The man said there are no good things in my life.

Dr. Fields said wait a minute lets do an experiment. Do you ...

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