Welcome to 15 Minutes in the Word with New York Times best-selling author Joyce Meyer.

On today's program, Joyce will be teaching on the power of thank you. Every moment we are given is a gift from God.

While we're not always in control of the circumstances, we can choose to have a thankful mindset,

living each day full of joy and trusting that God is fulfilling

the ultimate purpose of our story. Today, Joyce wants to encourage us to have a grateful

heart, for when we actively practice Thanksgiving, it will be the key to finding freedom

from bitterness and fear, and embracing God's best for us. Now here's Joyce with today's teaching.

Philippians 4.5,

Let all men know and perceive and recognize your unselfishness,

your considerateness, your forbearing spirit,

the Lord is near, he is coming soon.

Okay, now I find that very interesting because the point is,

okay, this is what you need to do because Jesus is coming back soon.

I mean, how many things could he have said?

But he said,

Jesus is coming back soon,

so let your unselfishness be seen by all people.

Come on, don't be in such a bad mood that you can't even give somebody a compliment.

Well, you just don't know what I'm going through.

Well, I do know that more than likely,

you'll continue to go through it

if you don't learn how to walk in love.

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