Be thankful, part 1

We, as a society, have forgotten how to be truly thankful for all that we have been blessed with in our lives.

Even the homeless and poor in our country have a better life than most people in our countries around the world. So lets imagine what it would be like to be truly poor

Imagine that your family home is a shack that has no insulation, electricity, or plumbing. It is barely even standing and the dirt is your floor. Now, don't worry about your nice stuff, because in this shack is one big open room and all you own is a broken table and a chair.

Everyone only has one set of clothes and the eldest in the family is the only person with shoes. There is no running water, the nearest creek is 5 miles away. You don't go to school because it is 30 miles away and you have no car, bike, or money for a bus ride. The closest doctors office is 30 miles away and is run by a midwife most days.

Now, I have painted you a picture of what life is like for most of the poor people in the world today. So I ask now, what do you have to be thankful for?

I am going to have a 4 part blog about the things I'm thankful for in my life. To start this, I am thankful to God.

God has blessed me with great talents and abilities and until now, I have hidden them away. I will not make that mistake again. I will share all I have been blessed to manage withe the world.

God has blessed me with an understanding heart and an open mind. Strength to help carry burdens and mercy to help lift others who are down. Patience and peace of mind. And most importantly, God truly blessed me with the greatest family and friends that anyone ever has ever had in this world.

I will tell you more about all of them in the next 3 posts

So how has your life been blessed? Post a comment and share your blessings with everyone