Heartbeat - When Gratitude Opens Your Hands

0:00I'm Christi Graham, host of On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse, and I recently interviewed one of our pilots whose plane was hijacked in Africa. I encouraged myself with that reality. That at some point, this is going to end in two hours. It'll end good if I'm on the ground somewhere walking around with the testimony. It'll end great if he pulls the trigger for me. It will end great. That day, Jim, experienced the power of prayer and witnessed just how mighty the name of Jesus is. If you want to hear this full story, tune in at Samaritan's Purse.org-flashlisten. Life audio From the Salvation Army, welcome to Heartbeat. Have you ever caught yourself taking your blessing for granted? Like, everything you have is normal instead of a gift? The page that gets deposited, the electric bill is paid, your car starts and you barely notice. But a while back, I had a month where money was tight. I'm really tight. And a friend unexpectedly paid for a meal.

1:00I don't think flashy just tacos. But I remember sitting there thinking, wow, I didn't earn this. This was given to me. The very next moment, I had the chance to do the same for someone else. I did. That moment was a reminder, where attitude showed up first and generosity followed. Because when you realize how much God has given you that you didn't deserve, you stop clenching your fists so tightly. Gratitude opens your hands and open hands don't just receive. They give. For more episodes of Heartbeat, visit SalvationArmyRadio.org. Thank you so much for listening to Heartbeat. We want to thank the team at LifeAudio for their partnership with us on the show. Visit LifeAudio.com where you'll find dozens of other faith-centered podcasts in their network. They have shows about prayer, Bible studying, parenting, and more. Thanks again for listening. We'll see you next time.