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Are we grateful for the people around us?

God made humans in such a way that we cannot do everything nor be everywhere at the same time. Yet, if we learn the secret that what we lack has already been placed in someone around us, we will learn to appreciate those around us.

There were times in the past where I would have such trouble trying to do something or think about an idea that could help me in some problem, then someone would come and say, “oh that is easy”, and procede to take care of it or share an idea with me that would very easily solve the problem.

I would thank them but internally I would get very frustrated with myself because I couldn’t get the answer for myself. Now I just appreciate those around me who can see what I can’t, or can do what I cannot do.

If I fail to be grateful for those around me, I will miss out on the hidden gifts that reside in them. God connected them to me and me to them so that we can be a blessing to each other.

1 Corinthians 12: 5-7 “There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other”

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The Power of Gratitude!

There are many power principles in the New Testament. One of them is the power of gratitude. King David taught much on the power of gratitude. People that are grateful have such an advantage over those who are ungrateful. The ungrateful cannot see beyond their current circumstances; The grateful see hidden opportunities, even during times of difficulty. The ungrateful do not appreciate what they currently have, so they are always looking and desiring what others have; The grateful appreciate what God has placed in their hands. The ungrateful are never satisfied, so they are always stuck in a vicious cycle of jealousy and desiring what others have; The grateful place great value in what they currently have, thus they are free to grow from there. The ungrateful are not generous, because they do not value what they have; The grateful are generous, even with the little that they have. the ungrateful can’t see past their circumstances to see God’s love and mercy. The grateful realize that God is good, and His mercy endures forever! (Psalms 106:1)

Ephesians 5:20 “Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God”