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I just want to talk to us today about appreciating every area of our life.

You know, when we appreciate something, we bring awareness to it. We bring

value to it, and we are less likely to take it for granted. In Deuteronomy 10 through 12,

God was taking the children of Israel to city they had not built. He said,

I'm giving you homes filled with great treasure. He said, I'm giving you vineyards. You didn't plow,

but I'm giving them to you so that you can work them. I'm giving you homes with great treasure in

them so that you can live in them. And he went on and on to tell all the wonderful

gifts that he was giving them. But then he warned them. He said, I have to warn you, I'm giving

you all of these things, but don't take them for granted. He said, don't take them for granted

and don't forget who gave them to you. Don't take them for

granted and not honor me. See, the same thing is happening today. God has given us things

a great country to live in. He's given us homes. He's given us family, friends, jobs. And he is saying, don't forget who gave it to you,

and honor me in it. You see, I believe when we appreciate God, when we appreciate the things that God

has given us, we're honoring him. You see, appreciation is a language, and it honors God.

How many of us have seen videos or visited impoverished countries and realize how blessed we really are.

We have running water.

We have great grocery stores, restaurants, whatever we need. It's basically at our

fingertips. And we see these impoverished countries and people and our heart goes out to them

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