A Grateful Heart Psalm 40:16 AMPC [16] Let all those that seek and require You rejoice and be glad in You; let such as love Your salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified! Psalm 70:4 AMPC [4] May all those who seek, inquire of and for You, and require You [as their vital need] rejoice and be glad in You; and may those who love Your salvation say continually, Let God be magnified! Psalm 7:17 AMPC [17] I will give to the Lord the thanks due to His rightness and justice, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High. Psalm 18:49 AMPC [49] Therefore will I give thanks and extol You, O Lord, among the nations, and sing praises to Your name. Psalm 30:4 AMPC [4] Sing to the Lord, O you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. Psalm 30:12 AMPC [12] To the end that my tongue and my heart and everything glorious within me may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever. Psalm 33:2 AMPC [2] Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings. Psalm 35:18 AMPC [18] I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among a mighty throng. Psalm 44:8 AMPC [8] In God we have made our boast all the day long, and we will give thanks to Your name forever. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! Psalm 45:17 AMPC [17] I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations; therefore shall the people praise and give You thanks forever and ever. Psalm 54:6 AMPC [6] With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to You; I will give thanks and praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good. Psalm 57:9 AMPC [9] I will praise and give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the nations. Your struggle ends when gratitude begins. Take the Challenge...no complaints for 30 days. A bad attitude is like a flat tire, it you don’t change it you’re never going anywhere. *How you respond to it effects the results of your life. Philippians 4:6 AMPC [6] Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition ( definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. How do you know you’re worrying….if you’re thinking about it. ( then you’ll talk about it) Worry closes the door to the power of God. Ever notice when you worry you can’t hear from God? Worry is meditating the wrong direction. It closes God out. Complaining-crowds out the potential for change and magnifies the prb instead. Every word you speak has some kind of outcome on your life. Your Response will either annihilate or activate the power of faith on your behalf. Words have to be spoken in line with the word of God. Complaints sound powerless Thankfulness sound powerful Successful ppl keep a gratitude journal Habakkuk 2:2-3 AMPC [2] And the Lord answered me and said, Write the vision and engrave it so plainly upon tablets that everyone who passes may [be able to] read [it easily and quickly] as he hastens by. [3] For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day. The only thing that will delay what you have vision for is what’s in your mouth. If its taking a long time you might check what’s in your mouth. Renewing the mind is vital. Means...Taking on the thoughts of God Unrenewed minds think wrong. They're open doors to the devil His entrance is thru the mind. When you're renewed in the mind you recognize wrong thoughts. When we accept wrong thoughts we give him entrance. Being grateful is a way of expressing your faith. When you attach your faith to something….the devil can't touch it. Primary ways we open the door to the devil Loss of peace. Fruit. Bequeathed it. Inherited. Veer out of plan of God for their life. (Wealthy place) Lack of gratitude What you're grateful for...opens the door to Gods blessings, you become mindful of His blessings, what you're grateful and mindful of-the devil can't steal it. You're exercising your faith for it. The devil can't touch what your grateful for. A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles. Silent appreciation blesses no one God wants to hear your thankfulness. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving. Luke 17:12-19 AMPC [12] And as He was going into one village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance. [13] And they raised up their voices and called, Jesus, Master, take pity and have mercy on us! [14] And when He saw them, He said to them, Go [at once] and show yourselves to the priests. And as they went, they were cured and made clean. [15] Then one of them, upon seeing that he was cured, turned back, recognizing and thanking and praising God with a loud voice; [16] And he fell prostrate at Jesus' feet, thanking Him [over and over]. And he was a Samaritan. [17] Then Jesus asked, Were not [all] ten cleansed? Where are the nine? [18] Was there no one found to return and to recognize and give thanks and praise to God except this alien? [19] And He said to him, Get up and go on your way. Your faith (your trust and confidence that spring from your belief in God) has restored you to health. Results when you express your grateful heart to God. Reduce stress Attract opportunities Deepen your faith Unlock the miracles God has for you.