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Weekly Gratitude Project Content.Indd 4 6/16/20 12:21 PM Weekly Gratitude Project Content.Indd 18 6/16/20 12:21 PM You Will Learn Contentment ZONDERVAN The Weekly Gratitude Project Copyright © 2020 by Zondervan Requests for information should be addressed to: Zondervan, 3900 Sparks Dr. SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546 Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data ISBN 978-0-310-45524-0 Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are taken from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version ®). Copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked AMP are from the Amplified ® Bible (AMP). Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www. Lockman.org. Scripture quotations marked CEV are from the Contemporary English Version. Copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. Used by permission. Scripture quotations marked MSG are from THE MESSAGE. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, a Division of Tyndale House Ministries. Scripture quotations marked NCV are from the New Century Version ®. © 2005 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version ®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. ® Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.Zondervan.com. The “ NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.® Scripture quotations marked NLT are from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation. Copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Ministries, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NLV are from the New Life Version. © Christian Literature International. Scripture quotations marked TLB are from The Living Bible. Copyright © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, a Division of Tyndale House Ministries, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Any Internet addresses (websites, blogs, etc.) and telephone numbers in this book are offered as a resource. They are not intended in any way to be or imply an endorsement by Zondervan, nor does Zondervan vouch for the content of these sites and numbers for the life of this book. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Art direction: Tiffany Forrester Interior design: Emily Ghattas Printed in China 20 21 22 23 24 GRI 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Weekly Gratitude Project_content.indd 4 6/16/20 12:21 PM Weekly Gratitude Project_content.indd 18 6/16/20 12:21 PM You Will Learn Contentment But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. 1 TIMOTHY 6:8 ou may not have __________, but as you pray for it and wait, Y ask: Do I have food? Do I have clothing? Do I have four walls and a bed? Do I have freedom? Do I have forgiveness? Do I have friendships I cherish and the blessing of faith in my life? With what we have, may we be content. Those in poverty lack basic human needs: clean water, nutritious food, health care, education, clothing, and shelter (to name a few). Make a list of the basic human needs God has graciously given you. Weekly Gratitude Project_content.indd 22 6/16/20 12:22 PM Does your church or community offer opportunities to serve those who don’t have what you do? Make a list of ways you would like to volunteer or make a donation this week. Weekly Gratitude Project_content.indd 23 6/16/20 12:22 PM Love So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13 ope is fuel to carry us to tomorrow; love is a gift to carry H us through today. Whatever we’re facing, whatever we wish we had or wish we didn’t have, whatever trouble or pain comes today, love comes too. It’s higher, wider, and deeper than any other thing. And it’s here to stay (Romans 8:38–39). Why do you think Paul said love is “the greatest” in 1 Corinthians 13:13? Weekly Gratitude Project_content.indd 80 6/16/20 12:25 PM What are you facing today that’s troubling you? Write about it, and then on top of what you’ve written, around and all over it, write the words “I am loved.” Weekly Gratitude Project_content.indd 81 6/16/20 12:25 PM Give Thanks Out Loud All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” REVELATION 7:11–12 ou might know something in your mind, but it becomes Y tangible and sticks with you when you write it down. The same can be said for repeating something out loud. It’s another way to solidify the truth in your heart that you have so many reasons to give thanks. Spend a few minutes reading out loud the gifts you’ve written down so far. How did reading them aloud affect your mindset and your mood? Weekly Gratitude Project_content.indd 108 6/16/20 12:26 PM Did you think of more gifts during the process? Write them down— and say them out loud too! Weekly Gratitude Project_content.indd 109 6/16/20 12:26 PM.
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