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Hello Dear Adland Family- Greetings and welcome! As A Disciple Of Christ i write as well as share my Faith. Thanx Mike! Here's one for all-)Two old friends bumped into one another on the street one day. One of
them looked forlorn, almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked,
"What has the world done to you, my old friend?"
The sad fellow said, "Let me tell you. Three weeks ago, an uncle died
and left me forty thousand dollars." "That's a lot of money." "But you
see, two weeks ago, a cousin I never even knew died, and left me
eighty-five thousand, free and clear." "Sounds like you've been blessed
.." "You don't understand!" he interrupted. "Last week my great-aunt
passed away. I inherited almost a quarter of a million."
Now he was really confused. "Then, why do you look so glum?" "This week
.. nothing!"
You don't understand!
That's the trouble with receiving something on a regular basis. Even if
it is a gift, we eventually come to expect it. Someone once suggested
to me a way to test someone's character. Give him or her $5 a day for a
month. Then stop and see what that person's reaction is. The natural
tendency is that if we receive a gift long enough, we come to view it
as an entitlement. We feel hurt, even angry, if we don't receive it any
longer.
It's the same way with the blessings God gives us every day. I don't
deserve the comfortable home I live in, the beautiful scenery around
me, the clean water that I drink. But after receiving these gifts and a
multitude of others for years, I sometimes fail to be grateful. I've
come to expect these good things. And when one of them is removed for a
short while -- like the water being cut off -- I get upset.
Make an effort today to recognize the blessings you've come to take for
granted. Focus on what you have rather than on what you don't have, and
see if it doesn't improve your attitude.
Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, and
for His wonderful works to the children of men! (Psalm 107:8)
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