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The other day, my son did something so nice for me. It was really special.

He went out of his way and took his time to really make me feel good. And I did. I was so appreciative of what he did. I called him up and I said,

Jonathan, thank you so much for what you've done for me. And I began to gush. And he said,

Mom, I did it because I knew you'd like it and I wanted to make you happy. He said, Mom, thanks for all you do for me. Well, as a parent, I was,

I was taking aback. I thought, that's amazing. His generosity and his kindness towards me.

And you know, it just took my heart and moved it.

It made me want to do something even more special for him.

It got my attention.

And you know, we always want our children to be kind.

We want them to appreciate what they have. So we teach them that. But when they actually

do it, we're like, praise God. That's amazing. You know, and it moves us. It moves us. And see,

I believe that's exactly the way it is with our Heavenly Father.

You see, he wants us to do the things that are going to enrich our life.

And when we actually do them, it moves him.

It moves his hand of blessing.

You see, God knows that we are mature enough to be able to handle what he has next for us. You see, when we say to God, I not only praise you and I thank you, but I'm going to take it a step further, God,

and I'm going to show you my thankfulness by my expression and my actions. You see, there's nothing closer to the heart of God

than his children doing something for someone else. You see, we were put on this earth to not only

be the praise to God's glory, but to be his hands, to be his feet, to be his kindness, to be his compassion.

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