{"id":7327,"date":"2025-10-09T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/?p=7327"},"modified":"2025-10-04T17:25:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T16:25:03","slug":"09-october-2025-two-final-enemies-of-gratitude-psalm-1032-matthew-2613","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/fr\/2025\/10\/09\/09-october-2025-two-final-enemies-of-gratitude-psalm-1032-matthew-2613\/","title":{"rendered":"09 October 2025: TWO FINAL ENEMIES OF GRATITUDE – Psalm 103:2, Matthew 26:13"},"content":{"rendered":"
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W<\/span>e conclude today with two quiet assassins of thanksgiving: forgetfulness and the fear of criticism. \u201cForget not all his benefits\u201d (Ps. 103:2, KJV) is a command because memory leaks; when you do not intentionally remember, gratitude withers. Many cultural habits encourage hurried thanks \u2014 casual nods, generic clich\u00e9s \u2014 so nothing is named and nothing is felt. I want you to slow down and recollect the details of God\u2019s mercies: dates, names, processes, outcomes. Write them. Pray them back to God. Tell them to your family. Thanksgiving is the child of remembrance; when memory is vague, gratitude becomes thin and perfunctory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second assassin is the criticism of others. Some will always police your gratitude \u2014 \u201cToo loud\u2026 too emotional\u2026 unnecessary.\u201d The Lord defended the woman with the alabaster box and immortalised her act: \u201cWheresoever this gospel shall be preached\u2026 this\u2026 shall be told for a memorial of her\u201d (Matt. 26:13, KJV). Do not let opinionated spectators define your response to grace. They did not live your story in the theatre of pain, they did not feel the brush of death on the operating table, and they were not there when God brought you back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honour demands a proportionate response; if God\u2019s mercy was great, let your thanksgiving be weighty, public, and precise.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Practically, defeat forgetfulness by building remembrance rituals: a gratitude journal, monthly family \u201creturn days,\u201d and prompt testimonies in church. Keep a running list of people God used and thank them properly \u2014 words, notes, visits, gifts \u2014 as honour requires. Defeat the fear of criticism by fixing your gaze on the Lord, not the gallery. There is a wisdom in silence, but there is also a foolishness in suppressing praise. Refuse the cynic\u2019s spirit \u2014 both in yourself and toward others. Never mock another\u2019s thanksgiving; you do not know the battles behind it. Remember well, return quickly, and rejoice freely. That is how a grateful life stays alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THOUGHT TO PONDER:<\/strong> Whose kindness or which mercy have I failed to record \u2014 and how will I capture it today? Who are the \u201cspectators\u201d I have feared, and what bold thanksgiving will I offer to honour God\u2019s grace?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Father, deliver me from forgetfulness and the fear of people. Help me remember Your benefits and return with bold, precise thanksgiving today, in Jesus\u2019 name. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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