Today’s Post By: Rae Lynn DeAngelis
Many have grown complacent concerning the blessings and freedoms we have in this country. We’ve grown accustomed to the modern conveniences and perks and sometimes we even feel entitled to that which we’ve done nothing to earn or deserve. People who come to our country looking for a better way of life are often shocked by the waste and apathy they find here. We are the most blessed nation on earth, but do we really appreciate what we have been given?
“Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.” (1 Chronicles 16:8)
It’s time we recognize and give thanks for how truly blessed we are.
“Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, O descendants of Abraham his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones. He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.” (Psalm 105:4-7)
When we grow complacent, apathetic or have feelings of entitlement, we become blind to the blessings in our life. When we can’t see the blessings in our life, we grow discouraged. Perhaps we could all benefit from a few reminders of just how blessed we are.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who won’t survive the week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 20 million people around the world.
If you attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed than almost three billion people in the world.
If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world’s wealthy.
If your parents are still married and alive, you are very rare, especially in the United States.
If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.
If you can hold someone’s hand, hug them or even touch them on the shoulder, you are blessed because you can offer God’s healing touch.
If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that cannot read anything at all. ~Author Unknown
