{"id":40259,"date":"2016-11-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/denzel-washington-start-every-day-with-thanks\/"},"modified":"2016-11-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T00:00:00","slug":"denzel-washington-start-every-day-with-thanks","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/denzel-washington-start-every-day-with-thanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Denzel Washington: Start Every Day with Thanks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington is best known for his roles in <em class=\"citation\">Glory<\/em>, <em class=\"citation\">The Preacher&#39;s Wife<\/em>, <em class=\"citation\">Remember the Titans<\/em>, and <em class=\"citation\">Training Day<\/em>. But the Hollywood A-lister has sounded more like a pastor when has spoken at events. Washington has publicly stated that he reads his Bible every day and that he strives to consistently &quot;get up and speak of what God has done for him.&quot;<\/p>\n\n<p>At a church banquet he urged his listeners to live in a constant attitude of gratitude for God&#39;s goodness:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Give thanks for blessings every day. Every day. Embrace gratitude. Encourage others. It is impossible to be grateful and hateful at the same time. I pray that you put your slippers way under your bed at night, so that when you wake in the morning you have to start on your knees to find them. And while you&#39;re down there, say &quot;thank you.&quot; A bad attitude is like a flat tire. 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