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 being thankful. Every moment in life

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 trusting that God is fulfilling his purpose for our lives.

This gives us peace and true joy, regardless of the situation we're in.

Today, Joyce wants to encourage us to have a grateful heart, and as we learn to actively practice

Thanksgiving, it'll be the key to finding freedom from bitterness and embrace God's best for us.

Now, here's Joyce with today's teaching.

Okay, three scriptures that I want to share with you

that I hope and pray

puts a little bit of fear in you about complaining.

I think we need to be afraid to complain.

I mean, it obviously hasn't totally stopped me yet, but, you know, maybe tonight will help me.

I am really a grateful and thankful person,

but I find myself, you know,

me, hmm.

First Corinthians 10, 9 through 11. we should not tempt the Lord try his patience to become a trial to him

critically appraising him and exploiting his goodness see God is basically saying I am so good to you

so when you complain you're exploiting my goodness as some of them did and were killed by poisonous

serpents.

He's talking about the Israelites when they were going through the desert.

Nor should you discontentedly complain as some of them did, and they were put entirely out

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