Showing posts with label Good Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Good Health. Show all posts

Sunday, September 12, 2021

Be Grateful Aka Thankful!








Gratitude Aka Thankfulness 
Is 
A Grace ... A Gift Given! 

Are You Grateful For What You Have 
Or Are You Looking At The "Good Stuff" 
The Expensive Toys 
Which Are In The Possession Of Other People 
And
Are Making Yourself Miserable About Your Own Life 
Because 
You Refuse To See The Obvious!?!

You Are Greatly Beloved
And
Truly Blessed!

Beloved, 

The Blind One Envies The One Who Wears Glasses! 

The Man Who Wears Cheap Shoes 
Envies The Man Who Wears Expensive Shoes 
But 
Surprise, Surprise, No Shock
They Are Both Envied By The Man Who Has No Feet
The Man Who Has Legs But Can't Walk
And 
The Man Who Has No Legs At All! 

We Need To Be Truly Grateful 
For Almighty God's Many Gifts Of Unmerited Favor 
And
Stop Being Lip Servants
Saying That You're Blessed
While Envy Is Consuming Your Heart! 

We Have Food In Abundance 
Which Gives Us Choices As To What We May Eat 
When And Where! 

We Have Clothing In Abundance 
To The Point That We Can Say 
"I Am Not Wearing That Because It's So Last Year!" 
Or 
"I Wore That Twice!" 
In Base Pridefulness! 

Oh, That We Would Realize That 
The Things We Despise 
Are The Very Things Others Would 
Literally Kill To Possess! 

Food, Shelter, Clothing
Care, Comfort
Peace With God ... And Our Brethren
And 
Good Health 
Are Treasures Beyond Measure! 

Please Honestly Look At The Person In Smelly Rags
Barefooted And Dirt-Encased
Eating Out Of The Garbage
And 
Living On The Street 
And
In Heartfelt Gratitude Say: 

"There, But For The Grace Of God, Go I!" 

Our Gifts Are Many
Our Blessing Are Innumerable
So Please Do Not Consider Them
As Cheap Things Consumable! 

Peace!




Thursday, November 24, 2016

GIVING: Thanks!






I Could Live In The Elements!
I Could Live Out To Sea!
I Could Walk With That Damned Devil
AND
I Could Be Dead
Spiritually!

I Could Be Wise In My Own Eyes!
I Could Be Living Lavish By Lies!
I Could Be Working For Free For The Devil
AND
I Could Be Energetically
Denying Jesus Christ!

I Could Be Dancing With The Devil
I Could Have Shoes and No Legs
I Could Have Food But No Water
AND
I Could Be On The Street Corner Doing A Beg!

I Could Be On A Known Death Bed!
I Could Not Have Two Nickles To Rub Together
To Make A Thin Dime!
I Could Be Walking Forward Looking Backward
AND
Through Lack Of Faith
Be Ultimately Unable
To Cross The Separating Line!

I Could Be A Willing Sinner
I Could Be A Fake Saint
I Could Be Building Falling Bridges
AND
I Could Be A Self-Righteous Miscreant!

BUT ...

By God's Great Grace
AND
Jesus Christ's Sacrifice
AND
The Blessing
That Permitted Me
To Hear
AND
Heed
The Holy Spirit's Call
I Can
Give Heartfelt Thanks
Unto My Father In Heaven
By Whose Mercy
Today
I Have
Stomach-Filling Grub!

I Have Clean Water To Quench My Thirst!
I Have A Solid Roof Over My Head!
I Have Whole Shoes Upon My Two Able Feet
AND
A Clean Bed Upon Which I May Lie 
Without Fear Or Dread!

I Have Friends
AND
Family To Love Me!
I Have Faithful Friends
In The Body Of Jesus Christ!
I Have Work To Challenge My Mind
AND
I Have No Reason To Ever Behave
Like A Wild Horse's Behind!

I Am In Good Health
Which Is - Indeed - Great Wealth!
I Pray
AND
I Proselytize
AND
God Willing
No Matter How Much Christian-Killing
My Faith Will Never Be Placed
On An Old-Glory Shelf
AND
For This All
Almighty God Who Does
For Now
The Winds Of Strife Restrain
I Give You Thanks
With A Grateful Heart
Today
AND
I Beseech You
Please
Help Me To Never
Over Trivialities
Again
To Complain
AND
No Matter How Much I'm Goaded
Help Me To Never Jesus Christ's Holy Name
Profane!

Lord,
I Give You Praise
AND
I Give You Thanks
For
I Am Truly Blessed!
AMEN.