Its day 2 of "being grateful". Everytime we talk about being grateful, we end up going through a list of ...I'm grateful but I wish things were this way or that way. This 14 day journey should build you to know that when you are grateful, you are simply content with the blessing first before you aspire for more.
Have you ever given someone a gift and instead of a simple "Thank You" the recipient started suggesting something that she or he would have appreciated or preferred more than the gift? I don't know about you but for me, I would be really hurt by the simple fact that the recipient was so obsessed with what better gift I would have given instead of the present gift at hand or the thought that went into choosing the gift. Believe you me, gift giving for me will end there. See we have grown up with an attitude that we deserve every good thing but not the worries that are thrown on our paths sometimes. Hun, you don't deserve anything in this life, we are all privileged if we are simply alive.
Once we recognise that every step on our way is a privilege we will tend to appreciate the Gift Giver and we will be content with those around us.
Today I want us to be thankful for the blessing of family.
Yes they do come in various packages and their own baggage but if you do have someone to call your family, then you are more blessed than you will ever know. We do not have to always get along but eventually when the world pushes us in a corner, we can always rely on those we call family, no one ever said that our families are perfect or will be perfect, if your family is perfect then thank God more, if not still thank God for allowing you the Grace to deal with the imperfections.
Family is not just by blood relations but those that are so close to us in any kind of weather, they still reach out to us and are our biggest cheerleaders.
Great article and reminder. I will start counting my blessings from now
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ReplyDeletekeep up!
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