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Today's Word 06-03-26 The Power of a Grateful Heart · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: Charley, what it praise party. I am Sherry Mackie. It
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  Speaker 1: is time right now for today's word, The power of
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  Speaker 1: a grateful heart. The power of a grateful heart. Daniel
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  Speaker 1: four thirty seven says, now, I never can measure praise
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  Speaker 1: an exalted gloryfy the King of Heaven, because everything he
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  Speaker 1: does is right, and all his ways are just, and
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  Speaker 1: those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
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  Speaker 1: You know, one of the greatest dangers in life is
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  Speaker 1: forgetting where our blessings come from. Success can be subtle
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  Speaker 1: in the way it affects us. What begins as gratitude
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  Speaker 1: can slowly become entitlement. What starts as dependence on God
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  Speaker 1: can turn into confidence in our own abilities, And before
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  Speaker 1: long we may find ourselves taking credit for things that
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  Speaker 1: only happen because of God's goodness and favor. King Nebka
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  Speaker 1: Nezar learned this lesson the hard way. He was one
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  Speaker 1: of the most powerful rules in the world. Standing in
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  Speaker 1: his magnificent city of Babylon, he looked at everything he
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  Speaker 1: had accomplished and said, in essence, look what I have built,
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  Speaker 1: Look what my power has done. He believed his success
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  Speaker 1: was the result of his own strength, his own wisdom
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  Speaker 1: and his own greatness. But there was a problem. He
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  Speaker 1: forgot the God who gave him the opportunity, the ability,
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  Speaker 1: the favor, and the influence. Scripture tells us that while
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  Speaker 1: those proud words were still on his lips, God humbled him.
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  Speaker 1: Nebukon Nezzar lost his kingdom and even his sanity for
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  Speaker 1: a season. See the king who once sat on a
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  Speaker 1: throne found himself broken and helpless. Yet God's story is
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  Speaker 1: always bigger than our failures come own, Jesus. After years
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  Speaker 1: of heartship, nebucan Nezar finally recognized the truth. He realized
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  Speaker 1: that every blessing, every promotion, every opportunity, and every success
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  Speaker 1: had come from God his respective change. No longer was
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  Speaker 1: he saying, look what I've done. Instead, he declared, I
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  Speaker 1: praise and exalt the King of Heaven. See the moment
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  Speaker 1: he humbled himself and gave God the glory restoration began.
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  Speaker 1: What a powerful reminder for us today. Every good thing
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  Speaker 1: in our lives is ultimately a gift from God. The
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  Speaker 1: strength to work, the wisdom to make decisions, the doors
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  Speaker 1: that open the people who help us, the opportunities we receive,
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  Speaker 1: all our expressions of God's grace. That doesn't mean we
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  Speaker 1: don't work hard and make wise choices. Yes we should,
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  Speaker 1: but even our ability to do those things comes from Him.
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  Speaker 1: A grateful hearts keeps us grounded. It reminds us that
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  Speaker 1: we're blessed not because we deserve everything we have, but
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  Speaker 1: because God has been merciful and kind. When we regularly
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  Speaker 1: stop and thank God, pride loses his grip. Gratitude keeps
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  Speaker 1: our hearts soft, in our perspective clear and our faith strong,
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  Speaker 1: and help us to recognize that we didn't get here
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  Speaker 1: on our own. Today, I want you to take a
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  Speaker 1: moment to reflect on the goodness of God. Think about
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  Speaker 1: the prayers he's answered, Think about the doors he's opened,
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  Speaker 1: the protection he's provided, the grace that carried you through
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  Speaker 1: the difficult seasons. And the more you recognize God's goodness,
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  Speaker 1: the more you'll find reasons to praise him. Oh Father, God,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for every blessing in our lives. Thank you
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  Speaker 1: for the strength, for the opportunities, for the favor and
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  Speaker 1: the grace that you've given us. Oh God, forgive us,
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  Speaker 1: forgive us for the times we've forgotten that you are
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  Speaker 1: our source. You're the source of every good thing. Help
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  Speaker 1: us to walk into humility and gratitude, always recognizing your
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  Speaker 1: hand on our lives. God will give you honor. God,
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  Speaker 1: we give your praise, and we give you all the
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  Speaker 1: glory for the things that you have done and will
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  Speaker 1: do in Jesus' name. Now that's your word for today.
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  Speaker 1: Take it applied to your everyday life, and you continue
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  Speaker 1: to be encouraged and inspired. It is your early morning
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  Speaker 1: praise party. I am Sherry Mackey.