The Rhythm of Gratitude: Thank You, Jesus

What if the simple act of saying "thank you, Jesus" could transform the way you navigate life's challenges? Join us as we uncover how integrating Jesus into every moment can shift your perspective, even during the toughest storms. Through heartfelt reflections and personal anecdotes, we explore how journaling with a spiritual focus can lead to profound revelations. Inspired by the powerful words of Romans 8:28, our conversation invites you to realign your mindset and embrace a life rooted in gratitude and faith.

Listeners will find inspiration in the power of keeping Jesus at the forefront of your thoughts and expressions. We'll share personal stories of how this practice has helped us overcome setbacks and resist the deceit of negative thoughts. Discover how maintaining a flow of gratitude can bring clarity and purpose to your journey, ensuring that all things work together for the good of you and your loved ones. Experience the reassurance that comes from being called according to His purpose, and learn how to keep faith and gratitude alive, even amidst life's storms.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:03

Thank you. Thank you, jesus, for all you have done for me. Thank you for making all things work together for my good, for I am called according to your purpose. Thank you for making all things work for my children's good. Thank you for making all things work for my grandchild's good. May we all walk in your favor. May we all walk in the will of the Father of God, giving you glory for what you have done and what is to come. For what you have done and what is to come, may you bless my family and may the covering of your blood continue to protect us, bless us with your wisdom and your knowledge to follow you, father God, and not the ways of the world. May we not get caught up in the ways of the world.

Speaker 1: 1:07

I got to this point. I was beginning to journal and, you see, this journaling allowed me to see. No matter where you are in life, whether at the beginning, the middle or the end of your storm, you can always include Jesus. You can always include Jesus. You see, just as the name Jesus can change the temperament of a sentence, the constant presence of Jesus in your life will change the temperament of your storm. You know, this is how I was able to see that when I was journaling the other day, and prompted by the scripture at the top of the page Romans 8, 28. We know that all things work together for good to those who are called according to his purpose. According to his purpose, you see, this verse prompted three words to start my journal, which was thank you Jesus. Thank you, jesus, for I am called according to your purpose. So I continue writing about my gratitude to Jesus. I wrote thank you for making all things work for my children's good.

Speaker 1: 2:48

As I got to the end of the word good, the Holy Spirit prompted me to go back to my first three words of thank you Jesus for myself. Then the Holy Spirit made me go back to the words for my children. I noticed there was no Jesus in my thank you. Instead it was just thank you, thank you for making all things work for my children's good. You see, this is fine, you know, because Jesus knows the intent of our hearts and the request of our prayer. But the Holy Spirit said it is not about the intent of my heart this time, you know, but it is about the flow of the spirit of God working in you right now, working in me right now, right now, working in me right now. So I went back to the sentence to see if I could fit Jesus' name in that sentence, working it for my children's good. You see, there was no more room.

Speaker 1: 4:05

The Holy Spirit asked me to look at my last sentence where I wrote for myself. It said I am called according to your purpose. There was a blank space to place Jesus name after that. So now it reads Jesus, thank you for making all things work for my children's good, jesus. Thank you for making all things work for my grandchild's good.

Speaker 1: 4:47

You see, I allowed my natural mind to separate the flow of my supernatural mind because naturally, you know, it was grammatically correct to start a new paragraph with a new thought of thank you. But supernaturally, I needed a flow of a thank you Jesus, a flow of Jesus, a flow that said Jesus, thank you, a flow of Jesus, a flow that said Jesus, thank you. You see, this conditioning of my natural mind threw me off course of my flow of gratitude in the spirit of God. Maybe you are in a situation, maybe your children are in a situation, maybe your family is in a situation and you just need a flow of thank you, jesus, of Jesus. Thank you, and Jesus, thank you again and again, for all things will work together for your good, for your children's good, for your family's good, for you and your family are called according to his purpose.

Speaker 1: 5:57

It says it in the text. You see, do not let the setbacks, the prolonged sadness, the pain, the heartaches to become tools for the devil to condition your natural mind to believe that everything you went through would not work for your good. That's what the enemy wants you to think. You see, the devil is a liar and a deceiver. You will get through this. 2025 will reign in your favor. Think and say what you want, but there is a power in the rhythm of gratitude to Jesus, when the Holy Spirit is working within you to do so. So bring it, bring it in 2025 with a flow, a rhythm of gratitude to Jesus. Thank you, jesus, jesus, for a happy new year and 2025. Jesus, thank you for working out all things for the good of your children this new year in 2025. Say it with me Thank you, jesus, thank you, jesus, jesus, thank you, jesus, thank you. Let's thank the Lord together for 2025. Amen and amen.