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The Power of Gratitude 0:02 We wanna honor God because He sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the God of all things possible. He's the God of all0:22 miracles.0:52 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphreys.0:56 And I am Naina Keegan. Welcome to the broadcast today. We're so happy you joined us. Today we're just throwing out some little reminders. You know, are you grateful? You know, are you grateful for things in your1:08 life? Do you remember to count your blessings? Do you do you thank the Lord for things? Or are you constantly complaining? And this, you know, this is not a glass half full, glass half empty. This1:20 is with the Lord, your glass is always empty. And there's so much, no matter what you're dealing with, no matter what you're going through, if you could just stop complaining and saying1:31 the problem and start saying, Jesus, thank you. God, thank you. For everything you can think of. And there I promise you, I promise you, there is no way you can stay1:43 in a in a terrible mood or in a bad attitude or any of those things, and there's no way you can complain when you start to count your blessings. And start to be grateful for everything that he has he has1:55 done for you. And, you know, even even if you just start your day that way, so before I even get out of bed, I start thanking him for so many things.2:02 Well, I mean, if if we're if we're grateful, you know, we enter his gates with thanksgiving in our hearts. Right? We enter his courts with praise. So being thankful will2:14 get you started in an attitude of worship. When when you begin to thank the Lord before long, it's sort of, you know, it's it's a protocol. There is2:26 a protocol to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. And it's gratefulness and then praise. And then once you get into praise, then there's a a2:38 place where you begin to just fellowship with the Lord. There just there's something that shifts or a travail. The Lord will begin to cause you to begin2:50 to groan or to call out to His Spirit. You know once you start thanking Him, get ready. Thank Him, then worship Him,3:02 get some praise music on, create an atmosphere for the Holy Spirit to enter. You should always create an atmosphere for a miracle. Let that be your norm,3:14 which, you know, my best days in my office are the ones that I have praise music on all day. Mhmm. Really?3:21 Well, I also pray, you know, the Bible says to say things that aren't as though they are, and so even if you're in need of things or something's going wrong in your life or3:33 something that you you just feel like you've prayed, but maybe you've prayed, like, in a way that you've you're kind of like, God, where are you? Or whatever. I I start to do this sometimes. Like, Lord, I thank you,3:45 Father God, that my breakthrough's coming. I thank you, Father God, that this day, I'm gonna see a turnaround. I thank you for divine appointments and emails and phone calls that have everything to do with the next steps3:55 in my life. I thank you, Father God, that we're gonna see victory in this area and that area. And you just begin to thank him in advance for things that you haven't seen yet, answers you haven't seen yet to your prayers.4:06 Because what that does is it stops you from complaining, like, I've prayed so long and I haven't seen this, and and it's been a year, or it's been all this time and I'm still waiting. But that stops you4:18 from getting on the wrong track and speaking the wrong things and speaking the the the complaint and the problem. But get getting on a place like, I thank you. And what that does is you are4:30 encouraging yourself in the Lord. Like, you're you're speaking to your soul. Like, David, encourage your soul. And and that way, you start to get excited. Like, when I start to pray like that, I thank you that4:41 breakthrough's coming. I'm not staying here. I thank you that every symptom is gone. I will not put up with this sickness. And I thank you that you said I'd be healed. And I thank you that you watch over every every4:50 prayer, when they won't return void. And I thank you that you are careful to watch over your word to perform it. And I thank you, God Father God, that your answer is so much better than anything I can think of. And when5:00 you begin to pray like that, because that's what I do. I'm praying right now like I always pray. And and that's when you start to see God move because you're you're speaking things out5:12 that are not there yet, like the Bible says, say things that aren't as though they are. And so you speak forth what you are expecting and what you're gonna see him do, and there's power in that5:23 because you can even feel it when you pray that way, because you're coming from a place of thanksgiving, a place that you already know you have it because it's yours. And when you pray and5:35 2 or more gather trusting, believing, and praying together, the Bible says that mountains will be level plains, that you will have what you've prayed, that if you believe, you will receive it. And so, that5:47 what that does when you pray that way from a place of thanksgiving, you begin to believe. You begin to, like, let your faith be built through that. And that's when you get encouraged and you can leave5:59 your prayer place feeling like you've accomplished something. Like I did, like I'd say, we prayed it down, I know things are coming, and you get so encouraged through that. It really brings your faith up.6:11 It definitely, especially when you pray with somebody else, right? I mean there's a prayer of agreement.6:16 2 or more are gathered.6:17 2 or more are gathered. And and I think about, like, going back to gratefulness. You know? There's a stern warning about not being grateful, and there's a stern6:29 warning about complaining. And it talks about how, you know, do not tempt the Lord like the children of Israel in the wilderness in Meribah.6:41 What happened in Meribah? That that that there's there it's throughout the Bible. It's not just once. So the children of Israel walked through6:53 the Red Sea on dry ground. They saw the Red Sea part. Right? They also saw the cloud by day, you know, and the fire by night.7:05 They they had manna rain down from heaven. Were they grateful? Absolutely not. You know what they were? They were murmuring,7:17 they were complaining, they were not thanking the Lord for manna that came out of heaven. They were not thanking the Lord. I mean if you saw the Red Sea part you would think,7:29 you know, that all your days you would say, remember when the Red Sea parted? Remember that, how awesome you were, God? That's so awesome. So if you did it then, you can do it7:40 again, and you would begin to encourage yourself. And the Bible even says, encourage yourself in your most holy faith, and that would be 1 way to do it. I saw the Red Sea part. You know? I saw7:52 the fire by night and the pillar, the the the cloud by day. You know? But they didn't do that. You know who did? Joshua and Caleb. Joshua and8:04 Caleb, the 2 spies out of 12 that actually believed God could God who was who he said he was, and they could go in there and kick8:16 the giant's begonias, and they were going to to win because God was on their side, and because they had encouraged themselves in in the Lord. They believed God8:28 was who He said He was, and that and that they were that was their land. And do you know who went into the promised land? Joshua and Caleb. You know whose bodies were scattered in the wilderness?8:39 They died there. The rest of them. Be like Joshua and Caleb, and we're gonna come back.8:45 Just like all of you, I had problems sleeping. I had tried every pillow out there and nothing worked. 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And, you know, you were just talking about the story of the promised land and the Israelites and and and things, but the complaining,9:56 you know, that took them from an 11 day trek to 40 years. Even though God took care of them for 40 years, they didn't get to the promised land. They didn't make it. And so10:08 how many of us are in that wilderness? And, the wilderness is basically that point of nothingness in between where, you know, it's you're you're neither here nor there. You're just10:20 stuck there, and you're not getting to that place that God has for you because how many times are you taking another trip around the mountain? Are you are you just just staying in complacency because of your own mouth,10:32 your own complaining, you know, because the blessings, the speech from your mouth, the the the the the what your tongue says, the the things that you say can speak10:44 life or death over everything that you say. And so are you speaking life? Are you speaking life over everything? Or are you every day, woe is me, complaining, speaking the problem, speaking the curse, speaking all of10:56 those things because you're never going to get to that promised land. It's not that you could you're gonna have a bad life, but you could just be stuck in this doldrums like this that you're not living God's11:07 best for you. And, you know, many more times than not, people find that just the easier thing to do. They just want to be complainers. They wanna be we call them yeah butters. We11:19 we get in those places. And I'm sure everybody has those places, but but there's a time and a place. So, you know, even like, when David came home to Ziklag, his whole11:31 family was gone. The place was burned down. He had come back from battle. They were battle worn, weary. And to see their whole camps burned down, women and children gone, and then11:43 even the guys who were with him were were so mad at him they wanted to kill him. And yet, he imagine that. How can you not complain? How can you not be like, God, what in the world is11:55 happening? And yet Exactly. And that he complained and cried and and panicked and whatever he had to do for a a a night. And then God told him, he asked the Lord, should I go12:07 after him? Should he started to turn it around. Should I go after these enemies? And he said, yes, and you will surely go and get it all. And so he gave himself a time period. So we can we we can tell12:18 the Lord what's wrong. It's okay to have a period where you're you're you're just upset about things, but you don't wanna stay there. And so you immediately wanna get back. Lord, I thank you that you're gonna pull me out12:30 of this, that you have a plan for my life. And so when David and his men went, they found their wives, they got their children back, they got all of the plunder, they got everything that those enemies had stolen even12:42 in previous raids. So they got even more than they lost. And so that's how good our God is. He restores us to the uttermost. But we have to be grateful. We have to be thankful.12:54 And it is crazy about what you said about the Red Sea. You know, people saw that. Can you imagine seeing that? I have to tell you this. I saw this meme 1 time that I think is so funny. It was a little comic strip, and13:05 the top 1 had, like, a fish, a bunch of fish waiting in the wall. Right? And he had a little lunchbox, and he's waiting, waiting as all these people are walking by in13:16 dry land. And then the second 1 was the boss goes, why are you late today? He goes, you're not gonna believe this 1. You're just not gonna believe this 1. And so it's like just just think with those fish, it's like,13:28 I gotta get to work. I'm stuck on this wall. There's people walking by. You know, so anyway, I just because think I can you even imagine seeing that with your eyes walking13:40 on that water on that dry land? It wasn't even muddy. Yeah. God didn't even want them to get muddy, you know? And yet, they complained after that. It's just astonishing to me, but don't we do the same thing13:52 really?13:53 We do. We do. We do because a lot of times those mountain experiences that we have end up, you know, the next day where, you know, the enemy will come in and attack. And how does he do it? He14:05 makes you ungrateful. You're not thinking about that anymore. You're thinking about the 1 problem that just keeps coming up in your mind over and over, it's unreal, you know. That's the devil telling you all that. It's14:16 true. It's true. Because that's14:18 what he wants you to do, because that's working. Yeah. It is working. When he brings that story up or that thought up, it always works, so it's just an easy thing for him.14:27 Well, we live in the in the environment that we have spoken in the past. That's a fact.14:32 That is so true.14:33 You know, whatever you've been saying, that's the environment you're living in. You've put the boundaries around yourself. So make sure, you know, that you're calling those things that are not as14:45 though they are. If God's word says it, speak it. Don't speak don't speak over your children, not even jokingly about you know, I hear, like, you know, if14:57 you're on Facebook or whatever and you watch a a little video or whatever, I'll hear, like, daddies say, oh, you little idiot. Or, you know, and they're being, you know, sweet to their15:08 child. And I am like bolts of lightning are coming out of my head. I am coming unglued because I'm thinking you're speaking, you little idiot, over your15:20 child. You're the daddy. You have just so much power in your words, and I know a lot of people say, oh, that's just silly. You know, that15:32 that doesn't mean anything. The entire world, the entire universe was created through God's spoken word. He lives on the inside of15:44 you. Now think about that. You have power when you pray and when you speak life, and you have power, you give the devil power when15:55 you complain. When you complain, you will remain. You will. It's a biblical principle. Yeah.16:04 Think about it. You remain. As a mother or a father, the power that you have over these little tiny innocent children and you we should be constantly speaking life over them. And yet, you know, people can call them16:16 dumb and stupid or call them a liar or or things like that when they're just innocent. Instead of saying those things over them, say, you know, you made a mistake and we just we16:28 can get forgiven for that because Jesus loves you and you're an awesome kid and we're gonna get past these mistakes or, you know, and that's okay because Jesus forgives us and we're nobody's perfect. So you can speak16:39 these other things, but when you start to basically you're cursing your child, and I know I carried those things around. My mother spoke those kinds of things to me as a child and told me, you know, it's dumb and stupid16:51 and would never amount to anything and all those kinds of things. I ended up living with my grandmother, from 12 on. My mom was extremely abusive, but it took me a long, long time, you know, to17:02 to to be healed from that and delivered from that because I always that was my identity that was formed in me. By the time, I was just such a tiny little girl. So, you know, be very careful and and be17:14 grateful that God gave you the opportunity to be the parent to those children and to and to whoever you're around. You know, God to be that godly friend and that godly spouse. You know, wherever he puts17:26 you, you have an opportunity to be a reflection of him and to be an inspiration to others about how you live your life. So we're gonna see you right back here in just a minute. Stay right there. 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We are talking about being grateful and and the18:49 impact that being grateful is on your life. If you wanna change your life, you gotta change the your your speech. You gotta make sure you're thanking the19:01 Lord. You gotta make sure that you're not negative all the time. When when you're negative and I guys, I think we all go through cycles where we're real positive, and and you'll notice that when you19:13 are, things begin to change for good. And when you go through a negative cycle, the enemy wants to pull you back into that. You'll notice that things get stuck. And and so many people are praying for19:24 breakthroughs, but your breakthrough is in your mouth. I'm telling you that. Your breakthrough is in your mouth, and and and the secret to your success is hidden in your19:36 daily routine. What are you doing? Are you getting up and you're reading the word? Are you thanking God? Are you making it a point to have some praise and worship time every day? Mhmm. Make sure you do, because when you19:47 do, you're opening the windows of heaven. Right? You're you're you're calling on the the the Lord to come into your home wherever you are, into your office, into19:59 your car, wherever wherever it is, and you're inviting him. You're you're you're putting you're making a place for him. You're putting him on the throne of your life, and20:10 that's how you actually make Jesus your lord. And and you just think about, you know, some of our very most popular programs have been on anxiety and depression.20:23 You wanna shift out of that? I'm telling you, it like the Bible says put on the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. It's a spirit. It's it's an entity. A20:35 spirit. It has to leave apparently when we begin to praise and worship the Lord. It is so counterintuitive, I can't even tell you, because so many times I'm20:46 like, I'm not really feeling it. I'm not feeling it. You know, I don't. You know? But yet, after a little bit, if you keep if you stand there and you wait,20:59 before long you'll begin that that heaviness will lift off of you. It is a it is how the kingdom works.21:07 Jesus. Just that name. At the name of Jesus, the enemy has to plead. Sometimes if you don't even know what to pray, just say, god, I'm gonna praise you, which is thankfulness and gratefulness, and then just speak Jesus,21:18 Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. And, you know, and and 1 of the things you have to be grateful for is and not is not to compare yourself because so many people can get down in the dumps21:30 and and start when they're not grateful when they see what why aren't I where they are? And I they did they don't even seem like they're half right, and they're blessed over there and there's this and there's that. And21:42 because, let me just say, you will never win your race if you're running the wrong race. You know, you have to get in your own race. What has God called you to do? What gifts21:54 and talents and callings has he put inside of you? You're not your neighbor. You're not your friend, your spouse, your brother, your whatever. You you have to get in there and and for yourself and be thankful. Say, I22:05 thank you, God, that you made me this way, that you've given me these talents. These are the strengths that I know I have and that I can use them for good, and I want you to help me with that. Help me to get to this22:16 place. And so when you do that, you know, don't you feel like you it takes your mind off basically what you think you don't have or what others have beat you to the punch or whatever that is. Because,22:28 again, that's what the devil, you know, think about him with Adam and Eve, you know, just trying to make them basically jealous of God, of what God had. And when they had everything,22:40 they lived in utopia, and yet the devil tried to tell them they didn't have it all and they they were just, you know, needed to just go and complain about it and take action, go22:52 eat that apple. Like, it's just you know what I mean? It's just like caused them to get into that place where they're not grateful for what they have and that they just, we want that tree. Right? The 1 thing.23:04 The 1 thing.23:04 They're thinking about the 1 thing, and the 1 thing was the tree of good and evil. Right? But they couldn't think of anything else. You know why? Because Satan23:16 was trying to tempt them, and and the Bible says that you have all you need for life and godliness. Yeah. So even when he comes, you can you can counteract it with praise. And and23:28 and the Bible says in Philippians 4 6 through 8, do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God,23:40 and the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will stand guard outside your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus.23:47 Mhmm.23:47 Now think about that. If you're looking for peace, the only way to it is through Jesus. And so we're gonna pray today that you you know him, you're thankful,24:00 and you begin to shift those things in your life. You from this moment on, you're gonna thank the Lord, you're gonna praise the Lord, and you're gonna begin to change things in your life because you're gonna speak24:11 life over it. And so I'm gonna I'm gonna pray right now. Come into agreement with us. Father in the name of Jesus, we thank you God that you are24:23 the living God. That, Lord, that that we ask you to come into our hearts. We ask you to be the Lord of our lives. We we believe that we we believe you died on the24:35 cross. We thank you that you did it for our sins. We ask you to forgive us of our sins. And, lord, we right now, if we have we24:47 make you, lord, the lord of our life, and we pray that you will change us through and through, that old things will pass away and behold everything will become new. And, lord,24:59 we ask you to make us grateful. Do not let us be like the children of Israel who griped and complained after seeing all the goodness of god. Let us minister to you25:11 with our lives and with our gratefulness. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.25:15 Amen. And also we just wanna pray too that we recognize what he's done for us because so many times do we pray and then something good happens, but do we25:27 remember, God, that was you, I prayed for that, or do we just think, oh, it was a coincidence or whatever. We have to always recognize, God, that was you, you did that. I prayed that, and always just thank him for25:39 everything. Like, that was you. Even even if you got a good parking spot. You know, just things like every day, like, thank you, Lord, that you knew I was looking for a spot and I couldn't find 1, and 1 opens up right25:49 there. Little things like that, just be grateful for everything, and you're gonna really watch him move. So we just thank you for watching our broadcast today. We love you guys so much, and we're so grateful to our25:59 partners and all of the people who encourage us and pray for us and all the viewers. And so if you wanna find out more, go to naina and michelle dot com or dot org, and that's our website. And you can find out all the26:10 stations that we're on, or also they're posted every day on all the blogs, on Facebook for Naina Keegan Ministries or Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. Stay tuned. You're gonna wanna hear this exciting26:22 word from Daryl Youngblood. We love you guys. God bless you. Love you. 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