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Today's Word 04-29-26 The Power of a Grateful Heart · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: At your early body praise party. I am a Sherry
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  Speaker 1: Mackie at it's time, right now for today's word, The
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  Speaker 1: power of a grateful heart. The power of a grateful heart.
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  Speaker 1: Philippians two fourteen says, do everything without complaining and arguing.
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  Speaker 1: It doesn't take much for complaining to creep into our
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  Speaker 1: daily lives, a delay and inconvenience, a frustrating conversation. Before
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  Speaker 1: you know it, we're rehearsing everything that's wrong. I don't
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  Speaker 1: like my job. I don't like my coworkers, I don't
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  Speaker 1: like the boss. This is too stressful. They're getting on
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  Speaker 1: my nerves. I'm tired of dealing with this. It can
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  Speaker 1: feel harmless in the moment, but over time, complaining begins
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  Speaker 1: to shape our outlook. Every time we complain, we're giving
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  Speaker 1: away something valuable. We're draining our joy, we're weakening our peace,
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  Speaker 1: and we're shifting our focus away from what God is
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  Speaker 1: doing in our lives. Complaining doesn't make things better. It
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  Speaker 1: makes us more aware of what's wrong and less aware
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  Speaker 1: of what's right. What's even more eye opening is that
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  Speaker 1: sometimes we complain about the very things we once prayed for.
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  Speaker 1: We ask God for the job, but now we're complaining
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  Speaker 1: about the pressure. We prayed for our home, but now
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  Speaker 1: we focus on the upkeep. We believe for relationships and family,
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  Speaker 1: but now we're frustrated by the responsibility that comes with them.
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  Speaker 1: It's not that those challenges aren't real, but our perspective
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  Speaker 1: determines our experience. The Apostle Paul encourages us to do
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  Speaker 1: everything without complaining or arguing. That means in every situation
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  Speaker 1: we have a choice. We can focus on the inconvenience,
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  Speaker 1: or we can focus on the blessing. We can rehearse frustration,
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  Speaker 1: or we can release gratitude. Gratitude is more than just
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  Speaker 1: saying thank you. It's a mindset. It's choosing to recognize
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  Speaker 1: God's goodness even when everything isn't perfect. It's saying this
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  Speaker 1: may not be ideal, but I'm blessed. God is still
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  Speaker 1: with me. He's still making a way. If you're grateful
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  Speaker 1: where you are, God can take you where you want
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  Speaker 1: to be. Come on, Jesus. When you shift from complaining
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  Speaker 1: to gratitude, something powerful happens. Your joy begins to rise,
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  Speaker 1: your peace becomes stronger, your outlook becomes brighter. You start
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  Speaker 1: to see opportunities where you once saw obstacles, and even
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  Speaker 1: in difficult circumstances, you can carry a quiet confidence that
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  Speaker 1: God is working behind the scenes. You may be facing
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  Speaker 1: challenges today, but you can still have a song of
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  Speaker 1: praise in your heart. Why because you know God is
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  Speaker 1: fighting your battles. You know He's ordering your steps. You
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  Speaker 1: know it's not the end of your story. So you
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  Speaker 1: need to make a decision today. No more complaining. Choose gratitude,
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  Speaker 1: Choose joy. Choose to see the goodness of God in
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  Speaker 1: every situation and season of your life. Father, God, thank
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  Speaker 1: you for your goodness and it outweighs every negative thing
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  Speaker 1: we face. Help us to guard our words and choose
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  Speaker 1: gratitude over complaining. Teach us to see your hand in
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  Speaker 1: every situation and to carry a heart full of praise God.
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  Speaker 1: We declare that we will rejoice and be glad in
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  Speaker 1: this day in Jesus' name. Hey, now that's your word
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  Speaker 1: for today. I want you to take that apply to
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  Speaker 1: your everyday life and you continue to be encouraged to
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  Speaker 1: and inspired. It is your morning praise party. I am
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  Speaker 1: Sherry Mackie