Count Your Blessings
I have gone to resiliency training, and they talk about having gratitude, but why do we need a program to learn how to appreciate things. I have heard that gratitude is basically appreciating the life that you have.
I know people who have gone through major events in life and then they learned to appreciate things. Why do some people need a major event? After I had my major event, I have learned to appreciate each morning and look at things a lot differently than when I did before.
Do you know how many times the Bible discusses that we need to be thankful? It's over one hundred fifty times. Psalm 107:21 states "Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind."
Have you noticed deer or other animals watching you as you are in the traffic?
Some of us need to be reminded that even our now is not promised and if we wake up tomorrow, it is definitely a gift from God. We may make plans for our life, but everything can change in less than a heartbeat.
Have you even taken the time to smell the head of a baby or really listened to children as they laughed or really listened to children as they laughed or really sat down and listened to the stories of someone else, especially those with much life experience or going through challenges.
There are many people that can appreciate having food and shelter.
James 1:17 states "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."
Many times, I think about sitting on a porch reading a good book and just enjoying a nice cup of tea and just watching the day unfold.
The story got to me of a woman who face flooding of a hurricane. In the shelter, she was surrounded by her family, and she had all that she needed in life.
There are people that I know that love foul weather. To them, they enjoy the smell and the sound of the rain falling and thunder and watching the lightning.
Is there something that you carry that is a reminder to appreciate things. Do you carry a picture of o loved one?
We may need reminders at times of how lucky we really are. We may not appreciate a situation as we are going through it but may look back later and say how that may have really changed our lives.
Stay safe,
Didymus McHugh
didymus-mchugh.com
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