Gratitude

I spoke this Sunday on gratitude. It was such a spiritual day for me. I really needed to learn the things I did from studying this subject. I feel it has changed my direction in life for the better and given me a new sense of happiness. I wanted to share a few quotes I found for my talk as I found them incredibly powerful:

“If you own just one Bible, you are abundantly blessed, one-third of the world does not have access to even one. If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than a million who will not survive the week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of five million people around the world. If you attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest or death, you are more blessed that almost three billion people in the world. If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, 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. 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 prayed yesterday and today, you are in the minority because you believe in God’s willingness to hear and answer prayer. If you believe in Jesus as the Son of God, you are part of a very small minority in the world. If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that cannot read anything at all.”

What if God decided to stop blessing us?

JUST THINK….

What if
God couldn’t take the time to bless us today because
we couldn’t take the time to thank Him yesterday?

What if
God decided to stop leading us tomorrow because
we did not follow Him today?

What if
we never saw another flower bloom because
we grumbled when God sent the rain?

What if
God didn’t walk with us today because
we failed to recognize it as His day?

What if
God took away the Bible tomorrow because
we would not read it today?

What if
God took away His message because
we failed to listen to His messenger?

What if
the door of the church was closed because
we did not open the door of our heart?

What if
God stopped loving and caring for us because
we failed to love and care for others?

What if
God would not hear us today because
we would not listen to Him yesterday?

What if
God answered our prayers the way
we answer His call for service?

What if
God met our needs the way
we give Him our lives?