Psalms 55:22 Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you.  This means that we must be willing and honest at the same time. I losing my job on April 9, 2009, my burdens consist of feeling very deeply depressed because I got fired from my job at UNCC.  As soon as I lost my job, I felt very depressed because of my behavior.  For example, I went home for a while.  I went home to Dayton, Ohio for a total of 3 months.  I have been helping my family members.  My mother was a huge supporter for me.  I know that everytime something happens bad to me, I have a tendency to run away from my problems.  I tend to cry like a little child.  If I am hurt emotionally and mentally, I tend to shut down completely.  I do not like to argue with anyone anymore.

Next, I went home just to redeem myself.  Even though my family members and I are different in style and manner.  I know that I have been suffering from depression for years now.  My mother always been available to talk to me about all of my problems.  I need to pay my debts.  I have to get a job so that I can pay off all of my bills.  I really miss living in Charlotte, NC.  I have been running to the hospital for a while as well.  I am giving God all of my life and time with Him.  I have to get a grip of all of my life right now.  I need to talk to God about all of my behavior and I need to change it for the better.

Finally, I have to worship God in Spirit and Truth.  I have been suffering for the past 25 years now. I am a person, who loves living in my own hometown.  I am able to deliver the message that God told me to write.  Please keep me and my family members in your prayers and thoughts.

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5 Biblical Ways to Break Free From a Spirit of Ungratefulness

• Jennifer WaddleiBelieve Contributor
• UpdatedNov 21, 2023

We all grumble from time to time, whether it’s about the traffic, the weather, or the lines at the grocery store. However, when we are constantly complaining, unhappy, or discontent, we probably need to break free from a spirit of ungratefulness.

The truth is ungratefulness concentrates on the negative. It skips over the blessings of God and focuses on life’s problems. Often, it repels those we love most because nobody wants to be around it.

I can write about this today because my nature is to grumble and complain. I’ve struggled with this my whole life, yet God has been gracious in helping me recognize negative thought patterns and turn them into patterns of praise.

If you feel bound by a spirit of ungratefulness, here are five biblical ways to break free.

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• 1. Acknowledge it as a Serious ProblemPart of being trapped in an ungrateful mindset is that we gloss over how serious it really is. In one of the most sobering Bible passages, 2 Timothy 3:1-2, we read, “There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, and unholy.” This is only part of a passage that goes on to say we should “have nothing to do with such people.” (Yikes!)When I look at my own tendency toward ungratefulness, I am immediately convinced there must be a better way. And you know what? There is. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says, “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”Acknowledging that ungratefulness is not part of God’s will for our lives is the first step in breaking free from it. The good news is God is our help. As David prayed in Psalm 51, “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.”Let our prayer be like David’s as we ask the Lord to create in us a pure heart, renew our Spirit, and restore the joy of our salvation. These are wonderful things to be grateful for!Photo credit: ©GettyImages/ Oliver Rossinull
• 2. Realize That it Does Affect OthersIt’s easy to believe our sin struggles only affect us. But any sin left unchecked will eventually seep into the lives of others – especially those we’re closest to.In my book, Scarves of White: Replacing Our Issues with the Covering of Christ, I share my personal struggle with persistent anger. I was a young mom who was overwhelmed and didn’t handle things well.One day, I overheard my three-year-old playing with his action figures and having them say to one another, “My mom is mean and mad!” When I heard this, my heart broke. My sin issue had been affecting those I loved most, and I knew something had to change.We can break free from a spirit of ungratefulness when we realize how it’s affecting others. This might include:-Negatively influencing our kids-Making our spouses feel like they can’t do anything right-Causing others to avoid us-Being known as the pessimist in the familyThe moment you recognize how your ungratefulness is negatively affecting other people, you can decide to take action. It will take some intentionality on your part, but the Holy Spirit will help you break free.Photo credit: ©Getty Images/LaylaBird
• 3. Declare That it Doesn’t Define YouOften, when we believe we cannot change something about ourselves, we allow it to define us. We start to believe it’s just who we are. But nothing could be further from the truth.You and I were created in the image of God, in all righteousness and holiness. Our grumbling spirits do not align with His Spirit, Who lives in us. Once we declare ungratefulness to be a false notion of who we are, we can move past it into who we were made to be.What does God say about you, my friend? Who did He create you to be? Declare today that the Spirit of ungratefulness has no place in your life. The words “pessimist” or “complainer” do not define you. Only God’s covering through Jesus Christ defines who you are and who you were meant to be. Stand on your true identity today and watch the chains of ungratefulness fall away.Photo credit: ©Getty Images/ljubaphoto
• 4. Reverse the Way You ThinkThere’s a lot of talk about mindset today, which is the way we think and believe. And while most of the world views it from a psychological perspective, there is a biblical perspective that makes perfect sense. Here are a few verses that address our mindset:”Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing, and perfect will.” (Romans 12:2)”You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” (Ephesians 4:22-24)”Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8)A spirit of ungratefulness doesn’t stand a chance when it comes to the truth of God’s Word! By meditating on these passages, we can reverse the way we think and overcome patterns of negativity. Remember, the Bible is living, active, and powerful enough to change us from the inside out.Photo credit: ©ChristianChan
• 5. Remember the Old HymnYou might remember singing an old hymn called “Count Your Blessings.” According to Hymnary.org, the song was written by Johnson Oatman in 1897.Verse one says:When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,Count your many blessings, name them one by one,And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.The thought of counting your blessings in the face of ungratefulness might sound simplistic, but it’s one of the fastest ways out of a negative cycle. By naming aloud the things God has done for you, you’re chasing away feelings of discontentment and replacing those emotions with gratitude and praise.My friend, we cannot out-thank the Lord. His mercies are new every morning, and His blessings are too numerous to count. From running water under the tap to the miraculous healing of a loved one – and every blessing in between – we have a multitude of things to be grateful for.Break free today from a spirit of ungratefulness and live in the freedom you have in Christ. His Spirit lives in you and transforms you more and more into His likeness. Declare that this “personal” problem does not define you any longer, nor does it have any influence on your loved ones. Before long, you’ll be the one who praises the Lord in every situation. And I don’t know about you, but that sounds like freedom to me.Photo credit: ©GettyImages/AaronAmathttps://buy.tinypass.com/checkout/template/cacheableShow?aid=IKC2tj9wpu&templateId=OTC27P3GEIXE&offerId=fakeOfferId&experienceId=EXHISYLPDYYI&iframeId=offer_8869dd915c1e49ff2413-0&displayMode=inline&pianoIdUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fid.tinypass.com%2Fid%2F&widget=template&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crosswalk.comJennifer Waddle is the author of several books, including Prayer WORRIER: Turning Every Worry into Powerful Prayer, and is a regular contributor for LifeWay, Crosswalk, Abide, and Christians Care International. Jennifer’s online ministry is EncouragementMama.com where you can find her books and sign up for her weekly post, Discouragement Doesn’t Win. She resides with her family near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains—her favorite place on earth. LISTEN to Our Thanksgiving Podcasts from LifeAudionullThe views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Salem Web Network and Salem Media Group.WATCH: Daily Prayers of Thanksgivinghttps://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.605.0_en.html#goog_2045843576Give Thanks to the Lord | Daily Prayers of Thanksgiving00:00/11:27

 

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Good Day Everyone!  My name is Anthony Hopkins and I am responsible for enabling other people for more than a half of a century.  I remember when I was a child, I used to help others with their homework for school.  I am getting very honest with myself and others about enabling behavior.  I have been clean and sober for 33 years now.  I rarely ask anyone else for help.

Next, I am letting all of you know that I am guilty of enabling other people.  What is the definition of enabling?  Enabling is when someone is doing something that other people can do for themselves.  At one point in my life, I was coerced bu other people to do something for someone else.  The fair weather friends that I had were using me.  My family members told me to my face that people were taking advantage of me.  At that time, I had concealed the person and the whole problem.  I have a fair weather friend that still ask me to do things for him.  I didn’t know that this behavior was getting worse because I was always broke financially.

Further, I am sharing this information because I know that there are other people who are going through the same thing.  I know that certain people do not love me personally.  I have got my friend released from prison back in 2016.  He did not appreciate it.  I have done so much for other people that I am in need, and the same people who I have helped cannot help me in return.  I know that I am sharing all of this information to help others wake up and smell reality.  I am very sorry for allowing other people to take advantage of me.  It hurts me because I owe $ 32,000 dollars in student loan debt right now.  My mother told me to my face that I will see the error of all of my ways.  There are members in my family, who have not given me a dime to help me, but my nieces and nephews helped me and I am very grateful.

Moreover, I want to inform all of you that my neighbor’s at Wentworth Hi Rise Apartments have helped me when I couldn’t call my siblings.  My siblings helped me in the past.  My brother paid my rent for me.  My siblings want me to live with them, but I don’t want to caste all of my burdens on them.  I really need a job working somewhere just to pay my student loans and other bills.  I am sharing all of this just to let everyone know that my church members helped me out a lot.  I am saying all of this information to learn how to help others who are in need.  My Pastor told me that I am an analytical thinker and I am an excellent Writer.

In Addition to the library and Church that I attend on a regular basis.  It’s that I am very sick physically mentally psychologically and spiritually drained. I am asking God to help me out with this drained problem.  Emotionally, I am losing my memory right now.  I have lapses in my memory right now. I am very happy to have a place to live for 13 years now.  I  only wish that I can stop the marijuana smoking inside of the building.  My back is still hurting me.

Finally, I am telling all of you that enabling is a very serious problem.  I tell other people who enable others to please keep away from me.  I realize that I have Jesus Christ and God as my real friends.  I am very happy to help others but I will not allow other people to take advantage of me and my kindness.  I suffer from Diabetes Full Blown Type 2 and Alzheimer’s right now. My family members do not visit me anymore because of the bedbugs that are inside of the building where I live.  I can understand everyone is skeptical about me and my building where I choose to live.  I write because it helps me to cope with a mental illness.  I do spray alcohol inside of my apartment to prevent bedbugs from bothering me.  Enabling affect me and everyone else.  I cannot keep on doing things for people when they can do it for themselves.  I have some bad news to share with you.  The Social Security Administration is getting ready to terminate my benefits.  People who are under the age of 65 have to go back to work and make a decent living for themselves.  Social Security Administration specifically stated that I have written three books in 23 years.  They are saying that I have to report my income.  The US Government has given me a stimulus check and I used money to publish three books in 23 years now.  I love all of you, but this enabling problem is affecting me personally.  If someone knows how to use a computer, I will let you do your own work.  I am an Author of three books.  I have to copyright all of my most recent writing.  I love you all.  Please start using your phone for everything.  If I can apply for a job using my phone, then anyone else can do the same exact thing.

Good Day Everyone!  My name is Anthony Hopkins and I am responsible for enabling other people for more than a half of a century.  I remember when I was a child, I used to help others with their homework for school.  I am getting very honest with myself and others about enabling behavior.  I have been clean and sober for 33 years now.  I rarely ask anyone else for help.

Next, I am letting all of you know that I am guilty of enabling other people.  What is the definition of enabling?  Enabling is when someone is doing something that other people can do for themselves.  At one point in my life, I was coerced bu other people to do something for someone else.  The fair weather friends that I had were using me.  My family members told me to my face that people were taking advantage of me.  At that time, I had concealed the person and the whole problem.  I have a fair weather friend that still ask me to do things for him.  I didn’t know that this behavior was getting worse because I was always broke financially.

7 SCRIPTURES ON SURRENDER

by Kelly McSparran

Every summer at the local pool, small kids jump gleefully towards the water yelling, “Daddy, catch me!” These children aren’t worrying about the potential consequences or wondering if their parent is really all that trustworthy. They just want to experience the freedom and joy that is available when they can fully depend on their loving father.

Likewise, God calls us, His precious children, to fully surrender to Him. Not because He is interested in controlling our lives or ruining our fun. Quite the opposite. Jesus came so that we could have life to the full (John 10:10).

Throughout Scripture, we are called to surrender our hearts and minds to God. This daily act of obedience isn’t rooted in outward performance to gain the Father’s favor. It is an inward heart change that can give us peace in our circumstances and hope for the future.

Here are seven Bible verses to guide you as you work on the practice of surrendering to Christ:

1. Surrender Your Reputation

But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ—the righteousness from God based on faith. Philippians 3:7–9 (CSB)

2. Surrender Your Burdens

“Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 (CSB)

3. Surrender Your Aspirations

Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it. Luke 9:23-24 (CSB)

4. Surrender Your Priorities

The one who loves a father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; the one who loves a son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Matthew 10:37 (CSB)

5. Surrender Your Plans

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34 (CSB)

6. Surrender Your Body

Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought at a price. So glorify God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (CSB)

7. Surrender Your Worldly Identity

I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 (CSB)

Surrendering can be hard. Let us come alongside you. 

Surrendering at its core is yielding our power to another. This can feel scary at first. But as we learn to yield our desire for control, we will gain access to God’s strength.

To help with your journey, download our new Introduction to Spiritual Practices resource.

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Nahum 1:7 says: The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that trust in HIM.  This means that the Lord is good.  The Lord God has been good to me all of my life.  Even though I have strayed from Him for several years of my life.  God was always available to pick me up from the ground. Meaning, I have done my own thing for 18 years of my life that was contrary to Him.  I asked Him to bring me back to life on Wednesday May 2, 1990.

I asked Him to please remove my desire to drink alcohol and smoke marijuana and other drugs.  I went to treatment for drugs and alcohol.  I stayed in treatment for 90 days.  From June 1,1990 until September 1, 1990!  I was at the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center on Patterson Boulevard in Dayton, Ohio until I left Dayton, Ohio headed to Toledo, Ohio for five years from 1990-1996. I had to overcome living in a crack house for three years in Toledo, Ohio until I finished college at the University of Toledo.  I worked in the Toledo Ohio Area as a library worker for four years.  I worked as a Youth Counselor for three years.  I left Toledo, Ohio headed back to Dayton, Ohio for one year.

From 1996 to 1997, I worked at Sinclair Community College as a bookstore worker for one year.  After my year was over, I went to Charlotte NC for 12 years.  I worked at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC Library for eight years.  I was homeless for one year living at the Men’s Uptown Shelter until I was able to get an apartment at the Charlottetown Terrace Apartments for two years.  I worked and lived in the streets of Charlotte NC until I had to leave the state of NC in 2010.  I relocated back to Dayton, Ohio and I have been here for a total of 13 years now.  I have lost my nephew, mother, sister and grandmother during a 13 year period.  I also lost close friends and family as well.  Currently, I have been living here at Wentworth Hi Rise Apartments located in Dayton, Ohio for 13 years now.  I have written three books in 23 years.  I have been clean and sober for 33 years now.

Romans 14:12 And What It Means To All People?

By: Anthony Joseph Hopkins

          Good Day Everyone!! How are all of you doing today?  Fine, I hope.  I have a very important question.  What does Romans 14:12 and what it means to all people?  The answer is; everything in God’s creation will be judged honestly and righteously.  I want to say that every human being and animal must give an account to God. 

I know for me that it has not been very easy growing up in my own hometown of Dayton, Ohio.  I grew up very poor.  This is simply because my mother had given birth to six boys and three girls.  One thing that I can say about my mother is that she took care of all of us.  My mother worked just to take care of her household.  However, as the Bible verse states is that every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Next, I want to also say that I had been a very mischievous child growing up.  I used to smoke marijuana and cigarettes at an early age.  I was a follower rather than a leader.  I did what everyone else was doing.  My mother told me the meaning of my name.  She stated to me that I am a leader instead of a follower.  She told me that I was named after Joseph in the Old Testament.  She also indicated that I am a leader.  I did not know at the time, but she was absolutely right. 

          Moreover, I want to mention that my mother, grandmothers, and aunt told me the truth inside of my face.  Each time they talk, I would get intimidated.  This is simply because I either done something wrong, or they were correcting me for an injustice.  This is the same thing that the Lord Jesus Christ is going to do.  He is watching us all of the time.  I realize that the Righteous Judge is Jesus Christ.  Colossians 3:25 states that: But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.  This means that every human being living and dead will be accountable for what they have done while inside of their body. 

          Further, I want to inform all of you that God and Jesus Christ are one.  John 10:30 says I and my father are one.  This means that I do not want to hurt the heart of God.  I am doing my very best to conduct myself like a person who has good common sense.  Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all of these things shall be added unto you.  I really need to know what my assignment from God.  I am doing my part to make the Kingdom grow.  I am a person who loves the Lord Jesus Christ.  I am living to do the glory of God. 

          In Addition, I am called according to His purpose.  I would rather live in God’s Will.  I am a person who strives to make God smile every day of the week.  Prior to that, I was engaging in bad activities simply just to appease my friends.  I tend to be all by myself right now.  I am chasing God right now.  I am running to God.  Doing the Will of God is not always easy.  For me personally, I have to still make amends to my siblings.  One of my baby sisters is not talking to me anymore.  I know that I have wronged her in the past, but I tried to make amends to her; during my mother’s funeral, and she refused to acknowledge me as a person.

          Grace is not an excuse to live a sloppy life.  I have tried to make amends to all of my family members that I have wronged in my life.  My siblings and I really have not spoken face to face since my mother’s funeral.  I am in need of spiritual strength.  I am in need of all of my siblings to make amends with me.  I have forgiven each, and every person that have wronged me personally.  I will not live with a heart full of hatred.  Lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from all evil.  I am working with God to fix all of my problems.  Help me God to know who my friend is or not. 

          Finally, I want to let everyone know that my whole behavior and outlook on life has changed.  I do not sin whenever I get angry.  I will admit that I do not use vulgarity anymore.  I will admit that I still have character defects to deal with each day.  You cannot help how you feel, but you do not have to act on the behavior of our emotions.  I used to be a person who would use vulgarity as a defensive mechanism just to cover up my fears.  We cannot let our fleshly emotions dictate us behaviorally.  I have grown in Christ.  Jesus Christ has changed me behaviorally.  You do have a free will, and you have a choice.