blessing confirmations...

i woke up this morning with such a sense of thankfulness...not sure what brought it on...but as i lay in the comforts of my big bed...the warmth surrounding me...i had an overwhelming need to thank the Lord for all i have...and as i started thanking Him for things in my life...naming them one by one...i realized how blessed i truly am...

it is so easy to look and dwell on what i don't have...but when i take my eyes off of that...and focus on what i do have...well...amazing things begin to happen...

i have always been thankful for the life i've been given...it formed me into the woman i am today...the triumphs...valleys...successes...losses...and gains...have all been necessary in my growth...i get that...don't always like it...but i get it...and i welcome it...

so it was in no ways a coincidence...as i got to my computer...i read this email a friend sent me...and it solidified my prayer time this morning...there is so much to be thankful for...when we really start disecting all that we have...all that we are...and His powerful love for us...

truly...what is there to complain about?

may we focus more on our "haves" then our "wants"

You are so blessed...

If you woke up this morning

with more health than illness,

you are more blessed than the

million who won't survive the week.

If you have never experienced

the danger of battle,

the loneliness of imprisonment,

the agony of torture or the pangs of starvation,

you are ahead of 20 million people

around the world.

If you attend a church meeting

without fear of harassment,

arrest, torture, or death,

you are more blessed than almost

three billion people in the world.

If you have food in your refrigerator,

clothes on your back, a roof over

your head and a place to sleep,

you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank,

in your wallet, and spare change

in a dish someplace, you are among

the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If your parents are still married and alive,

you are very rare,

especially in the United States.

If you hold up your head with a smile

on your face and are truly thankful,

you are blessed because the majority can,

but most do not.

If you can hold someone's hand,

hug them or even touch them on the shoulder,

you are blessed because you can

offer God's healing touch.

If you can read this message,

you are more blessed than over

two billion people in the world

that cannot read anything at all.

You are so blessed in ways

you may never even know.