first response. This is where I believe having either a grateful or an ungrateful heart has its impact. In ministry, as well as in my own life, I have seen two sinful attitudes creep into strugglers that precede giving in to lust; two voices, if you will. One says, “I deserve something.” The other says, “I shouldn’t have to go through this.” The names of the two voices are pride and self-pity. They are the antithesis of a grateful heart.… Pride exalts the self. Pride tells me I deserve good things.