Over the past week or so I've been pondering on how blessed I am. I'm blessed to a point that I kinda feel guilty. Not that I sport the name brand purses or the latest fashion trends. But I have a place to call home (even if it's living with my parents), an income and food on the table (often of which I go out to pay for)-which many today consider blessed.
So many people go without having gone on a vacation.....EVER, they go without a shopping spree in the past five years. Some people stress thinking of where the next check for rent will come from or how much money is in their bank account.
Fortunately, and only by the grace of God, I don't have those worries. That doesn't make me any better than those that do, it just makes me stop and realize, I am blessed. And instead of complaining about a broken PC or online shopping for new clothing for my kids (which I often do), I need to stop and be thankful for the things I've been blessed with. I can't carry on in life thinking it's owed to me because I worked hard, or because I earned it. For the only thing I'm entitled to is my sinful nature, but by GOD's Grace I have been saved and given the opportunity to chose life over sin.
So just an encouragement, when you don't have those shoes to complete that perfect outfit, or if you don't have the latest tech gadget, stop and realize, you are far more blessed than many others. I encourage you to bless another with a bit of what you've been blessed with.
In reality, we need nothing more than what God mercifully gives
"My Grace is sufficient for you"
1 Corinthians 12:9
That alone, makes me abundantly blessed.
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