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Speaker 1: Life Audio from the Salvation Army. Welcome to Heartbeat.

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Speaker 2: Have you ever caught yourself taking your blessing for granted,

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Speaker 2: like everything you have is normal instead of a gift.

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Speaker 2: The page that gets deposited, the electric bill is paid,

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Speaker 2: your car starts and we barely notice. But a while back,

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Speaker 2: I had a month where money was tight, really tight,

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Speaker 2: and a friend unexpectedly paid for a meal. Nothing flashy,

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Speaker 2: just tacos. But I remember sitting there thinking, Wow, I

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Speaker 2: didn't earn this. This was given to me. The very

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Speaker 2: next moment I had the chance to do the same

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Speaker 2: for someone else I did. That moment was a reminder.

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Speaker 2: Gratitude showed up first and generosity followed, because when you

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Speaker 2: realize how much God has given you that you didn't deserve,

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Speaker 2: you stop clenching your fists so tightly. Gratitude opens her hands,

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Speaker 2: and open hands don't just receive, they give.

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Speaker 1: For more episodes of Heartbeat, visit Salvation Army Radio dot org.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for listening to Heartbeat. We want

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Speaker 1: to thank the team at Life Audio for their partnership

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Speaker 1: with us on the show. Visit lifeaudio dot com, where

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Speaker 1: they have shows about prayer, Bible studying, parenting, and more.

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