Living a Life of....... Thankfulness ?

Envy, Lust & Honor-Seeking.........

Are these three character traits ......... only morally wrong, but also physically harmful, )as they harm the person who engages in them.....) ?

A person who has envy, lust and a desire for honor most probably will be a very unhappy person.
These traits drive people to jeopardize their health....

Who is then rich? 

He who is 'content' with his lot!
Who is honored? 

He who honors others!

When one is not envious of those who have more wealth, but instead are 'happy' with their lot in life, then they are indeed wealthy...... 

At the same time, one who does not seek recognition but is happy, content and gives honor, is indeed honored and will be healthier and live longer.....

The story is told of a miser (scrooge), who put all his money in a pot and buried it in the ground so that no one could take it away from him.
One day he went to retrieve his money, but to his great shock, he found that someone stole his money and instead left him a pot full of rocks. 

The miser walked around crying, tearing the hair from his head and bemoaning his terrible situation.

One of his friends, trying to console him said, 

"Why are you so upset? 

After all, you never had any benefit of your wealth.
You never used your money, nor will you ever spend it for yourself or for anyone else. 

So why are you so upset?
You wouldn't have had any use of your money anyway?"

To this the miser replied, 

"True, for myself it doesn't really make a difference whether the pot is full of gold coins or rocks, I will have no benefit from either. 

What hurts me is that someone else out there is benefiting from my money.

This hurts more than anything else!"  

To help remind us on a daily basis of our true wealth, consider doing the following out of a real sense of Gratitude.

Not because it's expected from you, but because it is part of your 'contentment'.....

* When you wake up in the morning, Bless and Thank God for returning our soul refreshed for the new day.....

* Thank God for giving you the power to see, to move your limbs, to stand, to walk etc.

* Become aware at the beginning of each day of how fortunate you really are due to your multitude of 'unduly received Blessings' you receive each minute of the day.

King David concludes the Psalms reminding us that we must Thank God for every single breath which we take........!
If only we wouldn't take for granted the wonderful gifts which God gives each of us each day; we would realize how much we have to be thankful for......


Shalom & Maranatha !