Category: gratitude

• Dual Citizenship

  Citizenship in heaven doesn’t erase or nullify earthly citizenship. Jesus indicated that we have responsibilities to both our earthly and our heavenly countries.

  Christie Cole Atkins

  July 4, 2026

  gratitude, priorities, sacrifice

  birthright citizenship, Christianity, God, Jesus Christ, loyalty, patriotism, prayer, rights and responsibilities, taxes, voting

• One Man’s Trash

  Have you ever accidentally thrown out something that was valuable?

  Christie Cole Atkins

  February 21, 2026

  gratitude, pride

  apostle Paul, Bible study, complaining, Exodus, God, gratitude, Haman, Jesus Christ, pearl of great price

• Feeding Gratitude

  My friend and I were talking the other day about how easy it is to fall into complaining, and how it makes us like the nation of Israel in the days of Moses. If God wasn’t happy with complaining then, He isn’t happy with it now. But what is the antidote for a complaining spirit?

  Christie Cole Atkins

  November 22, 2025

  comparison, gratitude, thanksgiving

  Bible, blessing others, charity, comparison, complaining, giving, gratitude, Jesus Christ, poverty, spiritual blessings

• When Someone Saves Your Life

  Can you think of a time when you said thank you and you really meant it?

  Christie Cole Atkins

  November 23, 2024

  church, gratitude, thanksgiving, worship

  Bible, Christian worship, Christianity, faith, God, gratitude, Jesus, Jesus Christ, salvation, thank you, thanksgiving, unthankful

• Our Greatest Need

  Sometimes what we think we need, is not what we need. I understand this when my 7-year-old asks me fifty times a day for candy. It’s not best for him; he just wants it. But it’s harder to understand when it comes to my own happiness.

  Christie Cole Atkins

  November 12, 2022

  comfort zone, forgiveness, gratitude