(2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV)…..But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
It seems the more people have the less thankful they become. In our day it seems that complaints are abundant, grumbling is rampant, unthankfulness is increasing, all in all thank you’s are few. If that is true towards man, how much has it worsened towards God?
(Colossians 3:15 NKJ)…..And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
So, why are people not more thankful. Well, for the world it is a matter of not being saved, being separated from a life with the Lord. But for the Christian eing thankful is not optional. If it was impossible, God would not have told us to do it. Gratitude then is a mark of maturity. Ingratitude is a mark of immaturity. Think about it, babies are never thankful. Neither are proud people thankful. Why? Because their mindset is that they deserve everything they have, and much more. Have you ever noticed that unthankful people are never happy. In fact, the more thankful a person is, the happier they are.
The cure for unhappiness is being thankful. But how can you overcome ingratitude? The real victory is found in a relationship with Christ. By coming to Him by faith. If you realize that you deserved punishment and eternal separation from God, yet in His mercy God instead gave you what He deserved, and EVERYTHING you have, including every breath you breathe, is a gift, then you will become a thankful person.