“Jesus Heals Ten Lepers” – Source: http://biblehub.com/luke/17-15.htm
“….14 When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests. ” And as they were going, they were cleansed. 15 Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice, 16 and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan….”
Can you count the times that you have received blessings from God? Have you returned to Him and say, ” O God I thank you for this good health….progressive business, abundant blessings etc.” Are you able to pause for a moment any time during the day to express your gratitude to God for every kindness that He showered to you?
The blessings that you and me acquire from God come in so many forms. Each waking day reminds us so soon how great our God is. The very fact that we are able to wake up each day is a complete manifestation of His love for us. But how do you welcome every single day in your life? Is it with a gratifying heart ready to embrace such goodness and to return the favour to Him even just by saying, “thank you o Lord for this wonderful day”
The paradox of life at times catch our sense of being ungracious to Him that instead of thanking, we therefore murmur to Him our insensitivity. We merely recognise what is devoid from us while others enjoy them accordingly resulting to our being unhappy of our state of life. Consequently, we fail to appreciate our own goodness and our own blessings. We are only able to see what is lacking in us. “I don’t have a nice car….my family is not rich unlike my neighbour….my son is unintelligent…my dog is sickly….I have no job…etc.”
We only reach out to God to voice out our deficiencies and we never become contented of who we are, what we have and where we are. Such ungrateful hearts keep us away from Him. However, if we learn to embrace our own limitations and in them, we recognise that we need others-our families, neighbours, friends, teachers, etc. we therefore allow ourselves to humbly believe that God is everything in our life. That without that intimate relationship with Him, our life on earth becomes futile. As a result, let us practice humility in life and constantly express to Him above our gratitude for every single gift, blessing, day, person, etc that He endows us everyday.
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