Thankfulness

This was originally written on 9/7/12

Friday, September 7, 2012. Another day to be drawn nearer to the precious Father. Another day that I have taken breaths. Another day I have been blessed to laugh, love and indulge in small luxuries. Luxuries such as electricity, and driving a car, indoor plumbing, running water and central air and heat. We must be thankful because no matter how hard our situation seems, it TRULY could be worse. Someone out there doesn't even have the simple luxuries that we very often take for granted. Refrigerators, beds with comfortable mattresses, and even comforters to keep us warm at night are all luxuries that lots of people can not afford. Look at our African counterparts, some of them live in mud houses with dirt floors. Some people that live in rain forests have houses at the top of a TREE to call their home, with no electricity, and a roof made of leaves (I saw this on National Geographic), and we can't tell God THANK YOU for our beautiful homes that plenty of people would love to have. To us, what we have is not much, small, minuscule on the scale of what others who may be more well off than we, may have. To us, our homes are shacks, but to others, our homes are incredibly crafted mansions.

Life is too short to concern ourselves with worry over things we don't have or that we feel we should have, when God wants us to be sincerely thankful for the blessings He was gracious enough to give us. Heather (my car) is a 1997 Honda Accord. She's old, but to me she is a luxury vehicle. I am super thankful to God for her because I was able to pay for her with cash, in full, no car payment (PRAISE GOD), and I have not had any problems with her in the year that I've had her. I get her scheduled maintenance done (oil changes, etc.) but no major breakdowns. Some may look at Heather and wonder why I, the owner has put cheetah print seat covers and eye lashes on her headlights when she is a bit old, not an up to date car, but her owner understands Kingdom principles. I take good care of her and I am extremely proud to call her my car.

God will never bless anyone with anything better than what they have until they have proven that they are thankful, trustworthy, and responsible with the things they already have. Maybe God hasn't opened up the door for you to receive your dream house yet because you can't keep your apartment cleaned, or your rent paid on time? Maybe He hasn't blessed you with that BMW yet because your '85 Honda hasn't had an oil change in 3 years? These are all things that are important to God.

Be thankful and content with your blessings because at any point, things could change for the worse, or for the better...we never know. We should take things a day at a time, step at a time and take GOOD care of what we do have. We must keep our things in good condition. God appreciates our faithfulness, and our thankfulness. Like a good Father, He wants to shower us with blessings and give us the things that we desire, we just must be in the proper position to receive.

Meditate on this Scripture:

Philippians 4: 4-9
New International Version (NIV)

 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Also, if there is anyone who does not have Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, follow the steps in this scripture:


Romans 10:9
New International Version (NIV)

9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

I love you, but remember God loves you more!

~Ximena