Join me and my special guest my husband Benny discuss Thankful vs Gratefulness.

Jesus gave thanks(he prayed to God) when he broke bread before he and the disciples ate it.

Gratefulness is action behind giving thanks = Jesus healed the 10 leapers but only 1 returned his Gratefulness made him whole because he didn't just say thank you he came back to repay his respects and showing he was grateful!!

Psalm 136:1 says, “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.” Here we have two reasons to be thankful: God’s constant goodness and His steadfast love.

What are we going to do for God to show him we are grateful to him and for him. Our reasonable service to be obedient to God. If we love him we will obey him.

You can exhibit your thanks to the world through acts of service or words, but gratitude is felt by the soul alone, a soul connected intrinsically to a higher power.

The Oxford Dictionary defines the word grateful as “showing an appreciation of kindness.” This is where the difference lies; being thankful is a feeling, and being grateful is an action. It's easy for us to look around the Thanksgiving dinner table and say that we are thankful.

Gratitude= the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

ReferencingJames 1:7-8

A double minded man is unstable in all his ways and shall expect to receive nothing from God

We have to be careful while walking with God that we are not straddling the fence in our faith. One minute we trust God in all our ways and lean not to our own understanding and we are acknowledge him in all our ways and he will direct our paths and the next minute we are questioning his very existence because we can't believe this trial arose in our life.

The World of God says God is the same yesterday, today and forevermore therefore we ought not to remain haught in between two opinions we are gonna have to choose and God said he would that we choose life because we can't serve two masters we can't serve God and mammon that is the that saying God put himself up against the things of this world because he knew some folks would have a hard time choosing the gag is there is nothing outside of God worthy of your time but if we would faith not and truly trust

Matt 6:33 proves that in God everything that we should desire will be giving to us as we have need. God is not wasteful God he is not going to give us more than we can bare/handle that goes for good and bad. Some of us can't stand to be blessed because as soon as we get some extra money we loose our minds and all that we knew about God gets thrown out the window. We need to focus on God and sometimes that's why our blessings are delayed. Don't think God is always just gonna bless you with money it's other things that we need that money can't buy. That is a peace of mind, that is joy, that is love, that is divine health!!! Sure you have a medical procedure to help save your live but that is the key word it can help but a miracle has been done when it does work but God himself because anything that could have happened if you survived was prevented by God. Which is why we need to trust him all we do and all we don't even know that is happening. We need to trust him with not only what we can see but what about what we can't see that's true faith.

Hebrews 11:1

We can hope but without faith hope doesn't matter!!! We can believe all day something will happen but faith is an action word we have to believe God is and God will because he can do what his Word says he can and becausehe loves us not becausehe owes us. And then we have to do our part to activate said faith because Faith does come by hearing the Word of God!!!

We have to pick the side of faith and doubt when we doubt God it's like a slap in the face to him because he is alpha and Omega which means beginning and end in Greek and we need to know that he will pave the way, go before us and therefore he knows the way we should take so we have to trust him. Which side of the fence of life are you going to choose God or the things and cares of this world? We are to be in the world obeying the laws and rules of the land but be of the kingdom of God where we are subject to the King which is God and also obey his commands over our life's.

Galatians 5:22-25

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Take your own temperature to see where you are too hot and or too cold in situations that will cause you to be angry and fall into sin. The bible says to be anger but sin not.

Espesians 4:26

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

2 Peter 1:6

6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

Meaning God understands our emotions because he created them and in fact he has them too but he doesn't sin. So Jesus was and is and will always be the example we should live by when it comes to controlling our anger. A man (woman) that can't control his spirit is like a city without walls. It's ok to be angry but it's not OK to lash out on folks venting is different and having heated fellowship and or a discussion with someone that you have a disagreement with is ok just as long as it doesn't turn into throwing darts and bows.

The Word of God in Roman's 12:18

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Berean Study Bible

Romans 12:18

If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone

So when we get to a point of anger we feel there is no return from we need to remove ourselves from the situation to cool down and pray. It would be foolish to say be prayed up so you will never get anger that's not realistic but it's never foolish to stay prayed up to be able to have Holy Ghost insight on how to handle your temper and have a spirit of temperance when the trial or situations arises. I've found that personally often times I'm not really angry but the emotion I might actually feel is hurt or discouragement or disappointment so we need to as I say before feel, deal and heal with that feeling as it comes because we maybe misplacing our anger and we haven't been fair to ourselves to actually discover how we really feel. We just run to anger because it's really easy to get mad and release thinking it will make us feel better but because we walk by the spirit of God and not our flesh we won't be condemned or cut off from God but the Holy Spirit will allow conviction to arise up in us once we have blown off steam. If you hear God you will be able to allow yourself to receive peace from his word and eventually calm down. Don't let your temper knock you off the tempo of God and rob you of your peace.

Romans 12:1-2

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Which is a foreshadowing of why he did what he did for us in laying down his life to become the ultimate sacrifice!!!!!

Matthew 11:28–30. Jesus invites all who labor and are heavy laden to come unto him, take his yoke upon them, and learn of him. Matthew 12:1–13; Luke 13:10–17. Jesus declares that he is Lord of the Sabbath.

Phi 3:12-14 KJV 12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

It is are responsibility to chase after God but because we want and desire to not because we have to in a way for trying to make up lost time. Once God invites you into his kingdom by way of Jesus we ought to want to be like Jesus and live our lives according to God's Word. Which is why Paul said he isn't there yet be he will with much in him.he will press on because he know looking back will slow him down so we can only be concerned about how God wants us to move forward in him.

Gal 3:13 KJV Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

Which is why Jesus can say

Joh 12:26 KJV If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

Joh 12:32 KJV And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

Meaning he chose to be the sacrifice for us

This phrase, “lift up His countenance upon you” involves God taking us into His presence to see His face. ... This carries even more meaning under the New Covenant now that Jesus' actions in taking away our sins (which is one meaning of "nasa") have removed the separation between God and His people.

Numbers 6: 26-27

26The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.

That's why we can look to Jesus and live

Joh 8:36 KJV If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.(meaning free from sins therefore free to have eternal life)

You don't have to be an on looker in the live of someone living for Christ you can live for him with your life you can try him trust him lean on him and look to Jesus and live invite him in your life for he is Christ the annoited one he is the messiah our saviour look up to Jesus look to him you are not alone now unto him that can keep our feet from falling worlds without end Lord we love adore you and we look to Jesus so we can live take up your yoke upon us, learn of you and be free

Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

Isaiah 40:29-31 Niv

He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Isa 40:29-31 KJV 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (See WordPress blog)

Isa 41:10 KJV Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed;

for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee;

yea, I will help thee; yea, (succour: assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.)

I will uphold thee

with the right hand of my righteousness.

Read Isaiah 41:10-21?

Luke 12:31-32 32 main

 31  But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

 32  Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

2Ti 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 

Rom 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 

Psalm 46:1-3

1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

2Co 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Have you had a baby or someone you know had a baby or even saw videos of babies that are starting off younger and younger being advanced more and more! Think it not strange they just left heaven so they know the times they were born in and are showing us that we need to move quickly and get in line with The will of God!! Watch your child how they respond to people and how they respond to certain situations Jesus said a child will lead them. He knew because he was the child that was born to die for us all so he knew that the new children of this generation would need to be messagers for their parents and families so think it not strange!!!

God is doing a quick work! Hallelujah catch up catch on Move quick make a decision quickly get with God now now now you will notice the times going faster it's acceleration time!!! The quick and dead.

Act 10:42 KJV And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.(Jesus is the Judge and is Lord of all)

Read and discuss 2Timothy 4:1-18main but can mention up to 22 even mention about Paul gave them a time and season to come (winter)

2Ti 4:1 KJV I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

The moving forward or the left behind! God is moving and not stopping. This is a season of shift it's time to follow God like never before! Like never before it's time out for play time don't get left behind when Jesus comes!!!

Man need to read the full Matthew 25:1-46

Mat 25:1-13 KJV 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Ten virgins and Ten lamps stands!!!! Gird your loins and your heart and set your watch!!! Get ready for the Almighty King Jesus to arrive!!! Don't miss it even if you have to be like the woman with the issue of blood and but touched the helm of his garment!!! Don't wait don't worry and don't fear!!! Trust God in all you do and all you say!!! Time must go on don't be left in the woods of acceleration and miss the ride to Glory!!!!

Luk 12:33-59 KJV 33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. 34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; 36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39

God will order our steps in his word

Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Psalm 119: 130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

God's word enlightening us to allow us to know of him, of things, and even know about ourselves. So the best thing we can ever do is trust God in all and allow him to come in our lives to direct our paths. We ended the year off talking about knowing God and having a relationship with him is how we find our identity and what to do to maintain that by making sure we are checking our thinking and our gratitude and also preparing our first fruits of all our possessions of course pray and ask God how he wants you to do that it's not too late. Also we talked about this being a new year and a new you so now we are doing a deep dive on asking God to order our steps. That's how we are new in this new year. We are no longer going depend and or rely on people, places, things, and or ideas of our own we are going to pray and follow God's steps for our lives. We are all and I repeat we are all works in progress because our flesh wants to mind the things of this world be we will discuss further how we need to walk by the Spirit of God in order to be his child not after our fleshy and or carnal desires. We have to put alway the old man/woman and put in the mind of Christ and allow God to have place at the head of our lives. We need to for real allow God not to just take the wheel as folks like to say when something goes wrong "Jesus take the wheel" we need to start by letting him be in the driver sit in a lot of our situations and in other situations we need to allow him to be our GPS. Knowing that because God is our loving Father that he will challenge us to prune us to bare more fruit but he will never put more on us than we can bare. Besides his grace is sufficient for us in the mist of all our sin he has still spared us. Now don't be deceived God is not mocked and will not Chide with men always so in this new season we have to get it together. Know that old things are passed away and behold all things are made new and learn how to love and trust the Lord with all our heart, all our, mind, and soul. We need to lean not to our own understanding but acknowledge him in all ours ways and he shall direct our paths. God is a great God and he has truly giving us everything we need and when a mans(mankind) ways please God he will give us the desires of our heart. Did you know that our desires that align with God's Word he has given to us anyway? I believe this because God created us with intentions on loving us and us loving him and we can't truly say we love him and not obey him he is our creator. But I believe with that intention he knew what he was going to put into each and everyone of us therefore it's only right to expect a return in his investment in us. So our desires are not even our own. God has predestinate us and predetermined our lives he knows the way we should take. So I'm just saying why wouldn't you want to follow our loving Father that already knows where the cliff drops are in life? Why would we want to ever try to figure out a path for our lives that have already be created for us as long as we follow God's will and way for our lives. Now listen I'm not saying we won't have hiccups allow the way Jesus said he would even be a stumbling block to some because of their unbelief in him and lack of faith in God. We will continue down a spiritual spiraling path of stumbling blocks that wasn't even meant for us if we miss the way God has set the path before us. Now listen, my Courageous Beauties it will take courage to walk by faith and not by sight because we have been accustomed to in this generation to knowingbthe answers and depending and relying kn technology to do everything for us and Google search here and a siri, Alexa there. We have to remain focus on our creator whom is the source of all intelligence and not rely on ar

New year new you?

I'm hear to tell you I know it's been hard I know you lost somethings some folks lived some are gone on but I'm hear to to tell you you can still be new

It's our choice to stay as we are or to leap in faith into who we shall be. The thing is we may not know the future you but God does so that means in this new space of time we have to begin to trust God again a fresh a new a leap of faith is what it will take because even though we know God's blessings are new every morning we don't know exactly what this new year will bring. The last 2 yrs were hell for some but for some we hailed to the King of Glory. We have a choice to embrace the idea of starting fresh and trusting God to lead us into a newness a refreshing or continue in the fears and  Chaos and confusion and miss what God has in store for us. I tell you what, even if I'm beat battered and bruised I refuse to loose I'm resilient I'm can't quit because I have the Lord on my side so

I will press I will press I will press on move on into the new it starts in your mind it starts in your spirit it starts with a new talk it starts with a new walk a faith a new outlook new thoughts. God ways not our way not our will but God's will but it starts with you make a choice, make decisions To be a new you a new you in a new year a new you in a new year ♥ choose you have to choose with Christ you can't loose he has you covered by the blood of Jesus He that has done a great work in you is faithful to preform it.

Philippians 1:6; “being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” “I believe you God!

Prepare your First Fruits!!!

Giving our firstfruits means giving our best to God. It means sacrificing something that costs us a little. It means putting God first, even before ourselves, or our family. Making a first fruit offering opens us up to allow God to work in our life.

James 1:16-18 NIV

Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

• to offer firstlings or firstfruits

• to take away the firstfruits of the productions of the earth which was offered to God. The first portion of the dough, from which sacred loaves were to be prepared. Hence term used of persons consecrated to God for all time.

• persons superior in excellence to others of the same class

a beginning of sacrifice, that is, the (Jewish) first fruit (figuratively): - first-fruits.

“When you come into the land which I give you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.” —Leviticus 23:10

By: Jesse Wisnewski

True Life Church

The Hebrew word for first fruit is bikkurim—literally translated to “promise to come.” The Israelites saw these first fruits as an investment into their future. God told them that if they brought their first fruits to him, he would bless all that came afterward.

“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops.” —Proverbs 3:9

In the New Testament, the term first fruits takes on a symbolic meaning. In 1 Corinthians 15:20, Paul mentions Christ as the “first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.” Jesus was God’s first fruits—his one and only son, and the best that humanity had to offer. God gave Jesus, who was raised from the dead, up for us, in the same way that we sacrifice the best we have for him.

What started as a specific instruction for bringing crops to the temple priest was expanded on later in Scripture. It no longer refers to literal fruit—firstfruits means any income, wealth, or blessings that a Christian has received over the course of the year.

These are all harvest time moments when your hard work paid off. These are also great opportunities to turn back to God in gratitude for the blessings.

By: Jesse Wisnewski

True Life Church

Prepare your First Fruits should be done in love and adoration unto God. We really shouldn't be thinking about how hard it will be because God already knows what you have anyway he knows what will be a sacrifice but it is indeed a celebration for all God has done. It's been said many times over we cant ever truly repay God for all he has done so at the least, we can give of ourselves in all areas of our life. This is true worship!!! Especially us laying down ourselves and what we have to God because Jesus did it for us!!

Preparing our first fruits to God is walking in true gratitude and or gratefulness to whom God is and what he has done for us. It comes with scarface and to someone it might seem scary but this is where our faith is being made new as it allows us to truly show if we trust God or not because our faith is being stretched in this way. Are we just having lip services and hearing God's word but not being doers of his word lacking action behind what we say or try to portray.. But note as it says in Malachi 3:8 that if we bring all your tithes and offering into God's store house that there would be meat(provisions) in his house that we could test him on it he would prove to us that he would open up the windows of heaven (our blessings would be so big) that we wouldn't have room enough to receive them (he would have to create room for us to receive our blessings) that means more opportunities to receive would come to those that give the 10th of all their increase and offering that you prayed and asked what to give. (Full read on WordPress

You matter!! You are enough and God created you with everything you need including your gifts already on the inside of you.. I hope you enjoy this episode!!! God bless you 🙏🏾 ❤