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If he is mean-spirited, I must be considerate and gentle. If he is grasping, I must be generous. If he is loud and presumptuous, I must be self-restrained. If he is devilish, I must be godly. As Peter writes, “Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing” (1 Pet. 3:9).
Is there someone you need to say “thanks” to?
Unfortunately, we have a generation of ingrates because they’ve never been taught how to say “Please” and “Thank-you.” Being thankful is a virtue that no one is born with. Saying “thank-you” must be taught from childhood because people are naturally selfish. According to Romans 1:21, one the main characteristics of the natural man is “when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful…”(Rom. 1:21).