If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 20 million people around the world.
If you attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed than almost three billion people in the world.
If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a 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 both alive and still married, you are very rare, especially in the United States.
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 them God's healing touch.
If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that cannot read anything at all.
You are so blessed in so many ways you may never even know. Today, let us praise God for all His gifts, what He has done for us and feel the blessings!
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I found this in a little paper/newsletter published locally that has a goal to "bring positive news, inspirational articles and information everyone can use in the local community." It truly is a great little paper.
I have a few things I wanted to add to this, but my time is up. It's Wednesday and that means we have co-op - so its a short morning here. I'll see you all tomorrow!
13 comments:
"If your parents are both alive and still married, you are very rare, especially in the United States."
My parents have been married for 58 years! What a blessing they are. My kids often talk about how blessed they are to have parents who are in love after ALL these years. I agree :)
Oh I love this post and Ginger's addition!
Great way to start the day.
great post, leigh ann. whenever i'm feeling sorry for myself, i only have to think how much better i have it compared to others. we truly are blessed.
my parents are alive and still married...yay for me!
we have this discussion with our kids regularly...it's good for them and good for us!
I loved that list! Thanks for sharing.
I count mine every day. It was the way I was brought up.
Thanks for this post.
Great post. I count my blessings everyday!
I loved this!
Great post. So true. We should always remember to count our blessings.
Great post, thanks for the reminder. I am so blessed! I do count my blessings daily as well!
To know the Lord, we are of all people most blessed!!!!!
Susan
This was good! What a great list to post. I was smiling as I read through it...thinking of how tremendously thankful I am for how God has blessed my life. Thank you for sharing this today!
It's all about perspective, isn't it? Thanks for this.
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