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Speaker 1: Hi, this is Jolan Victoria. Thanks so much for listening

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Speaker 1: to the podcast and thanks.

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Speaker 2: For supporting the ministry. We believe you're going to have an.

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Speaker 1: Awesome twenty twenty four, healthy, productive, and favor filled. God

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Speaker 1: bless you today and enjoy the message.

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Speaker 3: The other day, my son did something so nice for me.

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Speaker 3: It was really special. He went out of his way

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Speaker 3: and took his time to really make me feel good,

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Speaker 3: and I did. I was so appreciative of what he did.

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Speaker 3: I called him up and I said, Jonathan, thank you

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Speaker 3: so much for what you've done for me. And I

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Speaker 3: began to gush and he said, Mom, I did it

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Speaker 3: because I knew you'd like it, and I wanted to

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Speaker 3: make you happy. He said, Mom, thanks for all you

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Speaker 3: do for me. Well as a parent, I was taken aback.

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Speaker 3: I thought, that's amazing his generosity and his kindness towards me,

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Speaker 3: And you know, it just took my heart and moved it.

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Speaker 3: It made me want to do something even more special.

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Speaker 3: It got my attention. And you know, we always want

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Speaker 3: our children to be kind. We want them to appreciate

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Speaker 3: what they have, so we teach them that, but when

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Speaker 3: they actually do it, we're like praise God, that's amazing.

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Speaker 2: You know, and it moves us. It moves us.

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Speaker 3: And see, I believe that's exactly the way it is

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Speaker 3: with our heavenly Father. You see, he wants us to

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Speaker 3: do the things that are going to enrich our life,

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Speaker 3: and when we actually do them, it moves him.

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Speaker 2: It moves his hand a blessing. You see.

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Speaker 3: God knows that we are mature enough to be able

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Speaker 3: to handle what He has next for us. You see,

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Speaker 3: when we say to God, I not only praise you

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Speaker 3: and I thank you, but I'm going to take it

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Speaker 3: a step further God, and I'm going to show you

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Speaker 3: my thankfulness by my expression and my action. You see,

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Speaker 3: there's nothing closer to the heart of God than his

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Speaker 3: children doing something for someone else. You see, we were

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Speaker 3: put on this earth to not only be the praise

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Speaker 3: to God's glory, but to be his hands, to be

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Speaker 3: his feet, to be his kindness, to be his compassion.

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Speaker 3: The Bible clearly states that we are blessed to be

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Speaker 3: a blessing.

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Speaker 2: We are blessed by Almighty God so.

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Speaker 3: That we can go out and express our blessings through

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Speaker 3: our actions, not just through our words. I'm not talking

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Speaker 3: today about just material blessings. Yes, God wants you to

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Speaker 3: have more than enough, but you know what I'm talking about.

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Speaker 3: I'm talking about those blessings of favor, influence, peace, joy fulfillment, purpose,

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Speaker 3: the things that God gives us when we praise him

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Speaker 3: and when we show our praise through our actions. You know,

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Speaker 3: my son's maturity, like I said, made me want to

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Speaker 3: go out and do something else for him. It made

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Speaker 3: me understand that, hey, he can be trusted. I believe

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Speaker 3: this blessing is not going to harm him, but this

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Speaker 3: blessing is going to help him. It's going to help

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Speaker 3: him grow, mature and be everything that he's been called

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Speaker 3: to be. And do you know I think that we

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Speaker 3: all need to go out and think every single day

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Speaker 3: what can I do to please God and try to

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Speaker 3: reach this level of maturity that says God, it's not

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Speaker 3: just good enough that I thank you, but I want

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Speaker 3: to show you through loving people, my gratitude, my expression

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Speaker 3: of thanks for me. You know what, God is moved

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Speaker 3: when we do that, When we go out and make

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Speaker 3: someone else's day.

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Speaker 2: You know what we're saying. We're saying, God, thank you

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Speaker 2: for making my day.

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Speaker 3: Because when you make someone else's day, God will make

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Speaker 3: your day when you do something for someone they can't

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Speaker 3: do for themselves. Pick them up, take them to a

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Speaker 3: doctor's appointment, pick them up when their car's broken down,

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Speaker 3: call them, shear them up.

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Speaker 2: Do something that no one else can do for them.

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Speaker 3: You know what, God's gonna do special things for you. You see,

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Speaker 3: there is a law and a principle in God's word,

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Speaker 3: and it says when.

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Speaker 2: You give, it'll be given back to you.

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Speaker 3: When you sow good seats, that good harvest will come

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Speaker 3: back to you.

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Speaker 2: See.

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Speaker 3: God knows exactly how we operate at our highest potential,

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Speaker 3: and he knows that when we are giving him praise

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Speaker 3: and we are finding our purpose in expressing that praise

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Speaker 3: by helping others, we're at our highest potential. You see,

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Speaker 3: you could have all the money in the world, but

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Speaker 3: you could be as miserable as ever because you don't

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Speaker 3: have purpose.

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Speaker 2: You're not functioning as your highest potential.

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Speaker 3: But when God, when he blesses you, there's no blessing

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Speaker 3: like it. There is nothing like the blessings of Almighty God.

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Speaker 3: So let's make someone's day and realize it's God gonna

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Speaker 3: make our day.

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Speaker 2: You're making our day. God, listen to what it says.

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Speaker 3: In Hebrews thirteen fifteen and sixteen, it says, let us

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Speaker 3: continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise with the

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Speaker 3: fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name. Then

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Speaker 3: it goes on to say this, and do not neglect

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Speaker 3: doing good and sharing, for.

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Speaker 2: With such sacrifices, God is pleased. You see.

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Speaker 3: He not only wants us to express our thanks by

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Speaker 3: praise by thanking him, but he doesn't want us to

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Speaker 3: forget to take that blessing and pass it on.

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Speaker 2: See, that's what pleases the heart of God.

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Speaker 3: You know, it's easy to praise God when everything is

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Speaker 3: going good. Right, when people are being nice. You got

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Speaker 3: that promotion at work, your kids are doing great. Hey,

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Speaker 3: everything is wonderful. It's easy to praise God. What about

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Speaker 3: when you're facing a challenge when it doesn't look like

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Speaker 3: you're gonna have enough. How about your facing a spiritual

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Speaker 3: battle and you don't know why, but for some reason,

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Speaker 3: you just don't feel grateful. You See, that's what it

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Speaker 3: means when it says to offer up a sacrifice of praise. See,

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Speaker 3: it's something that you don't necessarily feel like doing. You

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Speaker 3: may not feel grateful today, you may not look at

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Speaker 3: your bank account and think you have enough. But that's

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Speaker 3: when God says, I know how you operate, I've designed you,

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Speaker 3: and I know that if you will continually, no matter

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Speaker 3: how you feel, offer up this sacrifice of praise.

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Speaker 2: But don't stop there.

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Speaker 3: Don't neglect passing on this gratitude to someone else.

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Speaker 2: He says, that's when you'll live a life that is fulfilled.

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Speaker 2: That's when you will please me.

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Speaker 3: You see, when you please God, the Scripture says he

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Speaker 3: will do things for you that you cannot do for yourself.

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Speaker 3: The Bible says, when you please God, he'll make even your.

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Speaker 2: Enemies be at peace with you.

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Speaker 3: Listen, when you make please in God your highest priority.

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Speaker 3: I believe that's when you'll see your life go to

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Speaker 3: new levels and you'll see God do things for you

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Speaker 3: that you couldn't possibly do for yourself.

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Speaker 2: Amen, He's an awesome God.

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Speaker 3: When you make room for joy, peace and faith, God

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