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June 22, 2020 - Jim Bakker Show
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An Attitude of Gratitude - Dr. Don Colbert
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Attitude Of Gratitude 00:02:20
How do we respond on the stress that we carry on day-to-day basis?
Well, again, it's just practicing these, practicing that attitude of gratitude, just staying in that attitude of thanksgiving.
And, you know, praying in the spirit is wonderful.
Everyone should be praying in the spirit.
But when you go into the grocery store, you just thank the Lord.
Thank you, Jesus, that I have a grocery store I can go into.
I can now buy toilet paper.
I can now buy paper towels.
I can now get hand sanitizer.
I can get foam soap.
Things that I used to never even think about, but I just take it for granted.
Now these things I'm thankful for, but also I'm thankful that I'm able to buy groceries.
I'm able to get my veggies and my berries and my organic eggs and all.
So again, it's just, I'm so thankful for the things that he supplied.
And again, sometimes I just get these things online.
I'm thankful for the restaurants that are open because now we can either get takeout or we can go in the restaurants and eat.
And we just loved it.
And so we're just so thankful.
So now the prayers of gratitude, when you, before you eat, just sit down and thank the Lord.
Thank you, Lord, but not just bless this food, but thank you, Lord, for supplying this food, supplying hot food.
And it's things we used to take for granted.
But when we enter that attitude, it's an attitude we carry with us all day long.
And when you carry that attitude of gratitude, it's infectious to other people.
They see it and they want what you have.
And the best thing it does, it insulates you from stress.
It lowers cortisol.
Do you know cortisol weakens your immune system significantly?
One part of your immune system, a very important part, high cortisol levels decrease your natural killer cells.
The natural killer cells I tell patients are like the Navy seals in the military.
These are your toughest, toughest cells that literally kill viruses and cancer cells.
But when you have a lot of cortisol, it weakens those natural killer cells and depresses them by as much as 50%.
Deep Sleep Rejuvenation 00:00:36
But when you enter that attitude of gratitude and practice belly laughter and practice just mindfulness, enjoying the present moment, all of a sudden, guess what?
That cortisol level drops and the immune system is able to reboot.
And when you enter that deep sleep, it is amazing what deep sleep does to your body.
The brain is able to recharge.
The body is able to heal.
The body releases growth hormone and powerful neural peptides that actually repair the brain.
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