WHAT DO YOU TAKE FOR GRANTED?

If you want to live more, you must master the art of appreciating the little, everyday blessings of life. This is not altogether a golden world, but there are countless gleams of gold to be discovered in it if we give our minds to them. -Porter

Philippians 2:3, Let nothing be done through
strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

How often do we take for granted those whom we love? How often do we not appreciate the job we have been given? Why is it we do not value the things that are most valuable in life? Do we forsake the Word of God, the People of God, and the House of God?

You can show the Lord how valuable these are in your life by GETTING UP, GETTING READY, and GOING TO CHURCH!

DID YOU SAY THANK YOU?

Appreciate what you have before it turns into what you had.—unknown

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Philippians 2:3

So many people today do not take the time to say thank you. You hold a door for someone, tell someone their gas cap is open, or point them out of the way of danger and not even a simple thank you. Why is it? Some of the reasons given are; no one ever taught them, their “too busy”, or even “You don’t have to thank people for every little thing.” My personal thought is—pride. They don’t think they have to say thank you because they THINK they have done it all for themselves.

I am reminded in Romans 1:21 where Paul tells us, “Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.” (Emphasis mine.) In a nutshell he said, “Because they were not thankful for what God had done for them, they developed wicked thought processes and they became blind to anything which was good.” (Doesn’t that sound like today???)

Let this be a reminder for all of us not only to think about being thankful but to SAY IT!