Rest in Gratitude

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May 15, 2025 – 5/15/2025

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15 – Rest and Overcoming Death

 

But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! – Galatians 5:15 NKJV

Rest in Gratitude\n

It\u2019s easy to say \u201cno fair\u201d when people more spiritually mature than you are walking in victory when you\u2019re wading waist deep in defeat. It\u2019s easy and it\u2019s wrong.\n

Here is a powerful truth to help you conquer that devilish line of thinking. Write this one down: You miss what God has for you when you want what somebody else has.\u00a0\u00a0If you get upset when someone else prospers, you will never prosper.\n

Jealousy and envy are thought patterns that will leave you miserable. It also hurts others and tears the church apart. Get this: to be jealous or envious is a curse \u2014 yes, a curse!\n

I\u2019ve had good friends I trusted try to cannibalize my ministry. They did all they could to destroy the church. Why? Because they wanted what I had \u2013 my relationships, my outreach, my supporters, my ministry connections and my anointing. Not smart enough to seek God for their own vision, they wanted to steal mine!\n

Because I never once wanted what they had, it didn\u2019t occur to me hell was stirring envy under their skin \u2013 the very people I loved would look at the good things God was doing in my life and scream, \u201cNo fair! I want that!\u201d\n

The next time you\u2019re thinking, \u201cThat\u2019s not fair,\u201d consider this: It\u2019s not fair you\u2019re saved and going to Heaven\u202fbecause a lot of people who were smarter, more successful, and just plain better than you have gone to Hell.\n

\u2022 It\u2019s not fair that you have what you have, when people smarter than you have lost everything.\n

\u2022 It\u2019s not fair that you\u2019ve never experienced imprisonment, torture or starvation when 500 million people around the world live that life right now.\n

\u2022 It\u2019s not fair that you sit in a cushioned pew free from harassment, arrest, torture and death. Three billion people have to worship God in secret.\n

\u2022 If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes in your closet, a bed to sleep on and money in your pocket, you have more than 75 percent of this world and get this \u2013 it\u2019s not fair!\n

The answer to envy? Focus on being grateful for the gifts and blessings you do have. They belong to you alone and are a gift from a good God who owes you nothing!","hover":"\nWhich Wolf Do You Feed?\n

Jesus-driven thinking helps and heals. This is what the Bible has to say on the subject: For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. \u2013 Romans 8:6\n

The Cherokee nation knew it, too. Check out this spot-on tribal tale:\n

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life. He told the boy, \u201cA terrible fight is going on inside me. It is a fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and self-doubt.\"\n

The old man continued: \u201cThe other wolf is good. He is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.\u201d He then told the boy, \u201cThis same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person, too.\u201d\n

The grandson thought about it for a minute, then asked his grandfather, \u201cWhich wolf will win?\u201d The wise old chief replied, \u201cThe one you feed.\u201d\n

What wolf have you been feeding? Just know the wolf of evil thoughts will eventually devour you, and likely others as well. Thoughts become actions, and there is always collateral damage.\n

That\u2019s not you! You can control your thought life and ensure the evil wolf starves to death."}},"slug":"et_pb_blurb"}">Rest in Gratitude

It’s easy to say “no fair” when people more spiritually mature than you are walking in victory when you’re wading waist deep in defeat. It’s easy and it’s wrong.

Here is a powerful truth to help you conquer that devilish line of thinking. Write this one down: You miss what God has for you when you want what somebody else has.  If you get upset when someone else prospers, you will never prosper.

Jealousy and envy are thought patterns that will leave you miserable. It also hurts others and tears the church apart. Get this: to be jealous or envious is a curse — yes, a curse!

I’ve had good friends I trusted try to cannibalize my ministry. They did all they could to destroy the church. Why? Because they wanted what I had – my relationships, my outreach, my supporters, my ministry connections and my anointing. Not smart enough to seek God for their own vision, they wanted to steal mine!

Because I never once wanted what they had, it didn’t occur to me hell was stirring envy under their skin – the very people I loved would look at the good things God was doing in my life and scream, “No fair! I want that!”

The next time you’re thinking, “That’s not fair,” consider this: It’s not fair you’re saved and going to Heaven because a lot of people who were smarter, more successful, and just plain better than you have gone to Hell.

• It’s not fair that you have what you have, when people smarter than you have lost everything.

• It’s not fair that you’ve never experienced imprisonment, torture or starvation when 500 million people around the world live that life right now.

• It’s not fair that you sit in a cushioned pew free from harassment, arrest, torture and death. Three billion people have to worship God in secret.

• If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes in your closet, a bed to sleep on and money in your pocket, you have more than 75 percent of this world and get this – it’s not fair!

The answer to envy? Focus on being grateful for the gifts and blessings you do have. They belong to you alone and are a gift from a good God who owes you nothing!

Grounded in FaithDeclare!

Thankfulness is the first step in a relationship with Jesus. I am thankful for all He means to my life. When I walk through the gate of thankfulness, I see Jesus waiting there for me.

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Every mission, every breakthrough, and every soul saved comes with spiritual warfare, and we need YOU—our Battle Cry Tribe—to stand in the gap, covering us with prayers of victory, protection, and supernatural favor.

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Blessing,

Pastor Troy Brewer

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