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Speaker 5: The other day, my son did something so nice for me.
Speaker 5: It was really special. He went out of his way
Speaker 5: and took his time to really make me feel good,
Speaker 5: and I did. I was so appreciative of what he did.
Speaker 5: I called him up and I said, Jonathan, thank you
Speaker 5: so much for what you've done for me. And I
Speaker 5: began to gush and he said, Mom, I did it
Speaker 5: because I knew you'd like it, and I wanted to
Speaker 5: make you happy. He said, Mom, thanks for all you
Speaker 5: do for me well as a parent. I was taken aback.
Speaker 5: I thought, that's amazing his generosity and his kindness towards me,
Speaker 5: And you know, it just took my heart and moved it.
Speaker 5: It made me want to do something even more special
Speaker 5: for him. It got my attention. And you know, we
Speaker 5: always want our children to be kind. We want them
Speaker 5: to appreciate what they have, so we teach them that,
Speaker 5: but when they actually do it, we're like, praise God.
Speaker 6: That's amazing, you know, And it moves us. It moves us.
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Speaker 5: I believe that's exactly the way it is with our
Speaker 5: heavenly Father.
Speaker 6: You see.
Speaker 5: He wants us to do the things that are going
Speaker 5: to enrich our life, and when we actually do them,
Speaker 5: it moves him. It moves his hand a blessing.
Speaker 6: You see.
Speaker 5: God knows that we are mature enough to be able
Speaker 5: to handle what He has next for us.
Speaker 6: You see, when we.
Speaker 5: Say to God, I not only praise you and I
Speaker 5: thank you, but I'm going to take it a step
Speaker 5: further God, and I'm going to show you my thankfulness
Speaker 5: by my expression and my actions. You see, there's nothing
Speaker 5: closer to the heart of God than his children doing.
Speaker 6: Something for someone else. You see. We were put on
Speaker 6: this earth to not only be.
Speaker 5: The praise to God's glory, but to be his hands,
Speaker 5: to be his feet, to be his kindness, to be
Speaker 5: his compassion. The Bible clearly states that we are blessed
Speaker 5: to be a blessing. We are blessed by Almighty God
Speaker 5: so that we can go out and express our blessings
Speaker 5: through our actions, not just through our words. I'm not
Speaker 5: talking today about just material blessings. Yes, God wants you
Speaker 5: to have more than enough, but you know what I'm
Speaker 5: talking about.
Speaker 6: I'm talking about.
Speaker 5: Those blessings of favor, influence, peace, joy fulfillment, purpose, the
Speaker 5: things that God gives us when we praise him, and
Speaker 5: when we show our praise through our actions. You know,
Speaker 5: my son's maturity, like I said, made me want to
Speaker 5: go out and do something else for him.
Speaker 6: It made me understand that, hey, he can be trusted.
Speaker 6: I believe this blessing is.
Speaker 5: Not gonna harm him, but this blessing is gonna help him.
Speaker 5: It's gonna help him grow, mature and be everything that
Speaker 5: he's been called to be. And do you know, I
Speaker 5: think that we all need to go out and think
Speaker 5: every single day what can I do to please God
Speaker 5: and try to reach this level of maturity that says God.
Speaker 5: It's not just good enough, I thank you, but I
Speaker 5: want to show you through loving people, my gratitude, my
Speaker 5: expression of thanks for me.
Speaker 6: You know what, God is moved when we do that,
Speaker 6: when we go out and make someone else's day. You
Speaker 6: know what we're saying.
Speaker 5: We're saying, God, thank you for making my day, because
Speaker 5: when you make someone else's day, God will make your day.
Speaker 5: When you do something for someone they can't do for themselves.
Speaker 5: Pick them up, take them to a doctor's appointment, pick
Speaker 5: them up when their car's broken down, call them, sheer
Speaker 5: them up. Do something that no one else can do
Speaker 5: for them. You know what, God's gonna do special things
Speaker 5: for you. You see, there is a law and a
Speaker 5: principle in God's word, and it says, when you give,
Speaker 5: it'll be given back to you. When you sow good seats,
Speaker 5: that good harvest will come back to you. See, God
Speaker 5: knows that exactly how we operate at our highest potential.
Speaker 5: And he knows that when we are giving him praise
Speaker 5: and we are finding our purpose in expressing that praise
Speaker 5: by helping others, we're at our highest potential. You see,
Speaker 5: you could have all the money in the world, but
Speaker 5: you could be as miserable as ever because.
Speaker 6: You don't have purpose. You're not functioning at your highest potential.
Speaker 5: But when God, when he blesses you, there's no blessing
Speaker 5: like it. There is nothing like the blessings of Almighty God.
Speaker 5: So let's make someone's day and realize it's God gonna
Speaker 5: make our day.
Speaker 6: You're making our day. God.
Speaker 5: Listen to what it says in Hebrews thirteen fifteen and sixteen.
Speaker 5: It says, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice
Speaker 5: of praise with the fruit of our lips, giving things
Speaker 5: to his name. Then it goes on to say this,
Speaker 5: and do not neglect doing good and sharing.
Speaker 6: For with such sacrifices, God is pleased. You see.
Speaker 5: He not only wants us to express our thanks by
Speaker 5: praise by thanking him, but he doesn't want us to
Speaker 5: forget to take that blessing.
Speaker 6: And pass it on. See, that's what pleases the heart
Speaker 6: of God.
Speaker 5: You know, it's easy to praise God when everything is
Speaker 5: going good. Right, when people are being nice. You got
Speaker 5: that promotion at work, your kids are doing great. Hey,
Speaker 5: everything is wonderful. It's easy to praise God. What about
Speaker 5: when you're facing a challenge, when it doesn't look like
Speaker 5: you're gonna have enough. How about your facing a spiritual
Speaker 5: battle and you don't know why, but for some reason,
Speaker 5: you just don't feel grateful. You see, that's what it
Speaker 5: means when it says to offer up a sacrifice of praise. See,
Speaker 5: it's something that you don't necessarily feel like doing. You
Speaker 5: may not feel grateful today. You may not look at
Speaker 5: your bank account and think you have enough. But that's
Speaker 5: when God says, I know how you operate, I've designed you,
Speaker 5: and I know that if you will, continually, no matter
Speaker 5: how you feel, offer up this sacrifice of praise. But
Speaker 5: don't stop there. Don't neglect passing on this gratitude to
Speaker 5: someone else. He says, that's when you'll live a life
Speaker 5: that is fulfilled. That's when you will please me. You see,
Speaker 5: when you please God, the Scripture says he will do
Speaker 5: things for you that you cannot do for yourself. The
Speaker 5: Bible says, when you please God, he'll make even your.
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Speaker 5: Listen, when you may please in God your highest priority.
Speaker 5: I believe that's when you'll see your life go to
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Speaker 6: Amen, He's an awesome God.
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