{"id":16165,"date":"2017-06-08T06:56:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T10:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/?p=16165"},"modified":"2021-10-13T13:30:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T17:30:49","slug":"giving-thanks-tapping-into-its-true-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/giving-thanks-tapping-into-its-true-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Thanks – Tapping into it’s True Power"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Five Loaves & Two Fish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The other day I was reading John chapter 6 and something hit me like a bolt of lightning.\u00a0 John 6:11 says, \u201cThen Jesus took the loaves, and after He had given thanks <\/strong>He distributed to those who were seated\u2014so also the fish, as much as they wanted.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 Verse 23 goes on to say, \u201cSome of the boats from Tiberias came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord gave thanks.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>I noticed that the Lord gave thanks BEFORE the multiplication of the 5 loaves of bread and the 2 fish.\u00a0 I asked the Lord why?\u00a0 As I waited for revelation it amazed me that I had never seen this before.\u00a0 His\u00a0 answer revealed a hidden treasure.<\/p>\n

Did you ever consider the significance of giving thanks?\u00a0 Most people give thanks after<\/em> they receive something.\u00a0 If you paid for my meal I would say, \u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0 If you gave me a gift I would say, \u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0 Most of the time we give thanks for something we have already received<\/em>. However, Jesus saw things differently.<\/p>\n

A huge crowd had come a long way to hear Jesus speak and they became hungry.\u00a0 Five loaves of bread and two fish were brought to the Lord.\u00a0 There were probably 15-20,000 men, women and children present.\u00a0 How was Jesus going to take so little and feed so many?\u00a0 He would do it by giving thanks in advance<\/em> for what God was about to do through Him!<\/p>\n

When Jesus gave thanks, in His heart He had already received<\/em> the miracle of an over-abundant supply of bread and fish!\u00a0 He already knew that He had what He needed BEFORE He actually saw it manifested, so He gave thanks.<\/p>\n

When many of us give thanks for the meal we are about to eat; we do it because we physically see it.\u00a0 Jesus gave thanks IN ADVANCE of physically seeing enough to feed 20,000 people!\u00a0 He was giving thanks in faith that He had already received more than enough to feed so many.<\/p>\n

This revelation has changed my entire view of giving thanks. \u00a0I realize that I need to thank God for the promises I have already received by faith\u2014before<\/em> their physical manifestation in my life.\u00a0 This thinking is contrary to how we naturally think.\u00a0 In the natural we give thanks after we have received<\/em> in the physical.\u00a0 But Jesus gave thanks prior to receiving enough bread to feed that huge number of people.\u00a0 Jesus acted in faith!<\/p>\n

Faith is proof and evidence of things unseen (Hebrews 11:1).\u00a0 Jesus, by faith, saw the supply before it actually showed up.\u00a0 His faith was all the proof and evidence He needed to take action. He dispensed the bread and fish with confidence giving it to his disciples who in turn gave it to the multitude.\u00a0 He knew when He started the distribution process He would receive the miracle.\u00a0 Therefore, He thanked God in advance.<\/p>\n

This should be a lesson for us.\u00a0 What do you need?\u00a0 What miracle do you need manifested in your life?\u00a0 I would encourage you to thank God before<\/em> you receive it.\u00a0 Do you need healing?\u00a0 Thank God you are healed!\u00a0 Do you need money?\u00a0 Thank God that you are enriched in every way and have more than enough!\u00a0 Whatever you need, thank God in advance.<\/em> Your thanksgiving is an act of faith\u2014and God always responds to faith (Hebrews 11:6).<\/p>\n

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This revelation has changed my entire view of giving thanks. I realize that I need to thank God for the promises I have already received by faith\u2014before their physical manifestation in my life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[494,1],"tags":[539,535,220,536,534,538,540,537],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16165"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sendoutyourroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}