Welcome to the Kirk Cameron Show.

One of my very favorite things to do in the morning is to set my mind in the right place.

I find that the first thought you have in your head and the last thought that occupies your mind before you go to sleep

determines the quality of your whole day.

And I believe that gratitude is the best thing that could be filling your heart and mind.

And so that's what I want to give you this morning, a chance to have a thousand things to be

grateful for. At the top of the list, ought to be the fact that the Lord God is your shepherd,

which means all your needs are taken care of. I want you to be filled with hope and I want you to

be filled with courage because

for the believer, there is no worst case scenario. God is working all things together for your good

because you love him. He's chosen you. He's saved you. He's put you on his team and he has

destined you for glory and victory. So this morning, I want to suggest this thought to you

out of my favorite devotional.

There is a significant difference between amazement and faith.

There is something much more profound

about faith that goes far beyond mere amazement.

I want to talk about this because sometimes people don't make enough of a distinction

between just being blown away and amazed by something and genuine saving faith.

So faith absolutely does engage your brain. I mean, there's intellectual agreement that must

take place between your mind and the mind of Christ. I've got to believe the gospel, but it goes

far beyond that. True faith is more than just fireworks going off in my mind because I see the truth

remember even the demons see even the Pharisees the wicked leaders of the religious establishment

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