Last night’s live was truly powerful. I really spoke from my heart what I believe the Lord wanted me to share on the principles of gratitude and what the heart of gratitude and thanksgiving does in the life of the believer.
So what is gratitude and thanksgiving?
Gratitude is the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
Thanksgiving is the expression of gratitude especially to God.
The focus text was taken from Matthew 14:16-20
The key verse was taken from verse 19 where Jesus demonstrates how we are to model the heart of thanksgiving.
Matthew 14:19
“Then He told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people”.
Here Jesus is teaching a multitude of people 5000 excluding women and children so a multitude is up to around 10,000. Jesus shows us how to give thanks.
(1) Firstly He took the five loaves and two fishes looked toward heaven and blessed them.
(2) He broke the loaves into pieces- Preparation
(3) Gave the bread to the disciples- Delegation
(4) Disciples distributed to the people- Distribution
These are three strategies needed when in a season of overflow and multiplication. You have to whilst practicing gratitude, prepare in order to maintain the blessing.
When Jesus gave thanks for the five loaves and two fishes, in giving thanks He broke the limitation off the five loaves and two fishes.
The first principle of gratitude and thanksgiving is;
(1)Gratitude and Thanksgiving invites overflow and multiplication – when you give thanks for what you have it releases overflow and it multiplies what you already have.
When you praise God with thanksgiving- as your praises go up, God’s blessings come down.
(2) A heart of gratitude and thanksgiving causes you to see the solution in the problem. Gratitude is a shifter of your perspective.
On last night’s live, I encouraged the viewers to create a gratitude jar and note down the date and what you are thankful for. I would like to invite you to join me on this challenge too.
Prayer: Father in the name of Jesus, I thank You for this word and teaching on what it means to practice a life of gratitude and thanksgiving. Heavenly Father, I pray please cultivate in me a heart of thanksgiving. Lord help me to perceive the solution I. The midst of crisis. Father I thank You and I praise You in advance for the overflow and multiplication that is coming my way in Jesus name I pray amen.
Catch the replay to last night’s live- http://bit.ly/44mKLaq
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