It is Christmas morning, there are a few presents around the tree. Not a lot, but what the family could afford. The mother is a single mother, she doesn't have a lot of money, but managed to save just enough to buy some presents for her kids. She had to cut back on everything, what she ate, what she did so that she could afford those things. She would take the time that she generally would have free time and she used that time to collect cans that people throw away, just looking for a little extra money. She did this for several months and with that little extra she earned she thought she would be able to give her kids some nice presents. It wasn't much, but it was more than she could have done before. It was a tough year on her, but she wanted to make it special.
The kids came down and saw the presents under the tree and the first thing they said was "Is that all???". The kids took the gifts they had and opened them, the mother sat there broken hearted, because she had tried to give them what they needed. The kids opened the gifts, they didn't thank her, they complained about the gifts she had gotten them. The presents were opened, the tree was empty underneath and the mother sat there looking at how everything was left. The gifts were just thrown around, no care of the hard work she had done to get those gifts, no care for the very gifts they were. They were not much, but they were more then those kids had. The mother was left feeling alone, hurt and she had nothing to show for all the work, not even a thank you or a card, she had nothing.
You may read this story and think oh that poor mother, oh those spoiled kids. They didn't see the bigger picture. Today I want you to ponder, am I like those little kids? God has given us life, He has given us a new day and He has given us so much. In 1 Thessalonians 5:18 He says "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." Are you regularly giving God thanks for what He has given you? Or are you asking Him for more, not content in what you already have?
Its a heart issue, the devil wants us to complain, be negative, find the negative in the very thing that God has given us every day. Isn't it amazing, if it is raining we complain, but without the rain we would not have water to drink. Or we complain because gas is so high priced, but if we are complaining about gas, we have a car to drive. Instead of looking at the negative in everything, change your prospective to see what God has given you. Thank Him for it, because without Him we would not be here. Isn't it time to stop feeding the Devil and start praising God?
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