Have you ever noticed how gratitude can feel almost hidden until you slow down long enough to see what God has actually been doing underneath the surface?
In this message, we look at something that often gets pushed to the background when life feels heavy. Gratitude is rarely loud and rarely dramatic, yet Scripture shows us that God is working beneath our struggles in ways we often miss in real time. As we wrap up the Am I the Only One? series, we take a different angle and look back at the weeks we have walked through together to recognize the grace that has been beneath our questions, fears, waiting, uncertainty, and everything else we carried quietly. Instead of starting with a struggle, this message invites us to see how Jesus has been meeting us, speaking to us, and leading us in the middle of it all.
This closing message in the series explores how gratitude grows when we recognize the steady grace of God beneath every moment of our story. We reflect on how Jesus met us in the struggles we named, how the Spirit spoke into the quieter places, and how God has been leading us forward with real hope. This is not forced positivity. It is an honest look at the faithfulness of God woven through the entire journey we have taken as a church family. The heart of the message is simple: there is grace beneath our gratitude, and seeing it changes the way we face what comes next.
If you missed the live service or want to reflect further, you can watch the full message above anytime after. We’ve also included discussion questions to dig deeper into the message and a handout with fill-ins to guide your reflection. You can find the handout by clicking the “Download” button above. Whether you watch this on your own or share it with your small group, we hope this message encourages you.
Discussion Questions
- Looking back over this series, where do you see evidence that God has been meeting you in the middle of the things you usually carry quietly?
- How has your understanding of God’s presence shifted as you named struggles like doubt, fear, shame, waiting, or feeling unqualified or unseen?
- Where have you noticed gratitude showing up in your life in places you did not expect it to?
- When you think about the quiet ways the Holy Spirit speaks, what kinds of moments or environments help you actually notice those gentle reminders?
- How does it change your perspective to consider that God may have been leading you even in weeks or seasons when you did not feel like anything was moving forward?
- Where do you sense God inviting you to trust Him more fully as you reflect on the themes we walked through in this series?
- In what ways has this series helped you see that gratitude is not tied to circumstances, but to the grace of God at work beneath the surface?
- Where do you feel the need to slow down enough to notice the ways God has been steady and faithful in your life?
- How might recognizing the grace beneath your gratitude affect how you enter Thanksgiving week this year?
- As you look ahead, what is one area of your life where you want to pay closer attention to God’s presence, God’s voice, or God’s leading?
