Gratitude, is at the top of the, positive emotions, list and is an energy that attracts goodness into your life. Jesus, said, gratitude, can also make you, whole.
Welcome back to the transform your mind to transform your life the podcast. You are listening to 5 min Fridays with coach Myrna. Today I want to teach on the topic Why God loves Appreciative people. I want to use as my foundation scripture Luke 17:15 to 18
One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him.
Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you whole.
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Why you should express gratitude
My Pastor Apostle Glover preached this message a few weeks back and it brought to my awareness that I have a good life because I came back to say thanks to God.
Just to be sure I knelt at the alter and gave God thanks for every blessing in my life.
I am big on, gratitude, my parents taught me to say thanks for everything I received. I never complete an email without thanking the person who sent it.
I have had personal relationships with people who were never appreciative of what others did for them and because of that never experienced life’s abundance and always struggled. They were never, grateful.
The 10 lepers healed by Jesus
Jesus said to the one leper, who returned that his, gratitude, or faith made him, whole. Why is, gratitude, so important to God?
Gratitude, is at the top of the, positive emotions, list and is an energy that attracts goodness into your life. Jesus, said, gratitude, can also make you, whole.
10 Common Positive Emotions
- Joy.
- Gratitude.
- Pride.
- Serenity.
- Interest.
- Amusement.
- Hope.
- Awe.
What is the Definition of wholeness?
To be, whole, means that your insides match your outside. In other words if you feel peace and joy on the inside, life will present you peaceful experiences on the outside.
On the other hand, if everything in your world is chaotic then you know that you have no internal peace.
Wholeness is the state of being perfectly well in body, soul (mind, will and emotions) and spirit.
God expects us to give thanks for our blessings or we will not be well in body soul and spirit. That why God loves appreciative people.
How many times you have heard people say that they had huge financial success, but no peace or happiness on the inside? They did not feel fulfilled. That’s because there were not, whole. Maybe they are one of the ones who never came back to thank the Lord for blessing them with abundance and overflow. Only, gratitude, makes you whole.
When you live in, gratitude, God promises to pour our blessings you don’t have room to receive.
Express gratitude to the people who helped you
Don’t be like the nine, lepers, who were so happy to be healed that they forgot to come back and thank the person who healed them. Remember to thank the people who helped you along the way. Not just your parents, but teachers, friends who were there for you in your time of need, supervisors who trained you or didn’t fire you when you messed up and of course your team. The people who help you succeed.
When you, give thanks, that energy seeps into all areas of your life creating, wholeness.
Practicing gratitude can:
- Lower blood pressure
- Improve immune function
- Enable quicker recovery from illness
- Allow one to enjoy more robust physical health
- Promote happiness and well-being
- Reduce lifetime risk for depression, anxiety, and substance abuse disorders
- Help with coping more effectively with everyday stress
- Show increased resilience in the face of trauma-induced stress
- Help protect from the destructive impulses of envy, resentment, greed, and bitterness
Conclusion
Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of 5 min Fridays with coach Myrna. I hope you were inspired to always give thanks and be, grateful, because God loves appreciative people. Until next time Namaste
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