Dear God I'm Grateful Podcast

Dear God I’m Grateful For Strength and Courage  . Strength is defined as the capacity of an object or substance to withstand great force or pressure, while courage is defined as the ability to have strength in the face of pain or grief . The Bible instructs us to be both strong and courageous, and the instructions given in the book of Joshua are a great place for us to start. It reads:  . “Be stro...

Dear God I’m Grateful For All Things New . “Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand.  . Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole w...

Dear God I’m Grateful For The Light Of Christ . “Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.  . Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people. Obscene stories...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Cleansing . “Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.” - Psalms‬ ‭51:7‬ ‭NLT . Jesus has the power to wash us clean, spiritually. Whether it be sin, disease, guilt, or physical dirt, with a few words, Jesus can cleanse even the filthiest of sins. . In Matthew 8, Jesus cleansed a man with leprosy with just 2 words: “Be clean.” ....

Dear God I’m Grateful For Homecoming . So many people have left the church or strayed away from God due to church hurt or bad leadership. I’m not referring to the church building, but the church body and all who claim to Christians.  . Many have been exiled and cast out as outsiders, but Jesus has come to call the exiles and outsiders home. Jesus proclaims a homecoming of those he loves and He’s t...

Dear God I’m Grateful For March . This month brought a lot of learning, growth, and healing. . While many challenges took place, there were also divine revelations and opportunities that carried me through.  . This month I became a better version of me and I came to see that I am capable of achieving more than I give myself credit for. Instead of contemplating moves in April, I ready to confidentl...

Dear God I’m Grateful For The Centurion’s Faith . “When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”  . Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?” The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.  . For I myself...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Future Prosperity . Imagine measuring a small space with a ruler and confining the power of God to that space. . Many of us do this with our faith, our dreams, our visions, and our hopes. We limit God and assume he can only operate within the box we’ve built to measure growth and abundance. When really, what the Lord has in store for us is way bigger than we can image or...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Trust In The Lord . “Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.” - Jeremiah‬ ‭17:7‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . To trust means to have a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. In proverbs 3, the Lord says, “My child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart. If you...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Comfort . “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.  . He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Chri...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Humility & Care . “Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.” - Ephesians‬ ‭4:2‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . “Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.  . Don’t Lord it over the people a...

Dear God I’m Grateful That I’m Enough . “Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139:14‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . Growing up, I never thought that I was enough.  . In my mind: . I was never pretty enough so I’d try to be the best friend.  . I was never smart enough so I’d compensate by earning achievements. . I was never cool enough so I’d pret...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Well-Being . One of my mentors, Patrice Washington, runs a community called Redefining Wealth where she helps emerging and evolving entrepreneurs chase purpose, not money. . What I love about her teachings is how she chooses to Redefine Wealth according to its 12th century definition which states that wealth is "the condition of overall well-being". . Think about...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Creative Spaces . “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:23‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . Moving into a new space can often spark fresh ideas and creative expression. A blank canvas gives us the freedom to design an environment that’s conducive to our physical and mental health, as well as help us better focus on...

Dear God I’m Grateful For My Spouse . Ephesians 5:21-33 says: “And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church.  . As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything....

Dear God I’m Grateful For Power Over Temptation  . “Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭2:18‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . “Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came and said to him,  . “If you are th...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Ancestry . One thing I love about the Bible is how it keeps track of historical ancestry. Although I can only go back 3-4 generations in my family, imagine being able to trace your bloodline back more than 40 generations? That’s the lineage of Jesus Christ, and thats why I’m grateful for today! . “This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of Dav...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Discernment . “The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.” - Proverbs‬ ‭16:21‬ ‭NIV‬‬ . Discernment is defined as perception in the absence of judgment with a view to obtain spiritual guidance and understanding. . As children of God the Holy Spirit guides and leads us through discernment, always advocating on our behalf. But there is...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Knowledge, Wisdom, & Understanding . “For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.” - Proverbs‬ ‭2:6‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . “We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people, which come from your confident hope of what God has...

Dear God I’m Grateful For The Desire To Listen . “Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.  . Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.  . But don’t just...

Dear God Im Grateful For Friends . “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭27:17‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . Today is dedicated to my friends! You know who you are! The friends from day one, the friends I grew up with, the friends who brought me joy and the friends who brought me hard truth.  . The friends I can call on anytime, the friends who know I’m going to answer no matter the tim...

Dear God I’m Grateful For A Wake Up Call . “But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up?” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭6:9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . The Word of God is a wake-up call to all who have been sleepwalking through life. . “You groped your way through that murk once, but no longer. You’re out in the open now. The bright light of Christ makes your way plain. So no more stumbling around. Get on wit...

Dear God I’m Grateful For The Breath Of Life . “For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” -‭‭Job‬ ‭33:4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ . The thing we do the most is the one thing we think about the least: breathe. . The very breath in our body is a gift personally given to us by God since the dawn of creation. . “Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He bre...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Protection From Plagues & Pandemics . “Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease.  . He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter y...

Dear God I’m Grateful For Safety In God’s Love . “But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ predicted. They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires.  . These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Sp...