JULY 24, 2013
Too
Blessed
Read: Psalm
107:1-8
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for
His
wonderful works to the children of men! —Psalm
107:8
On
my daily commute to and from the office, I have plenty of time for
reading
—bumper stickers on cars, that is. Some are surly, others clever, and
still others
downright distasteful. One bumper sticker I saw recently, however,
gently
challenged my heart about the way I often engage life. The sticker
simply said,
“Too blessed to complain.”
I
must confess that I felt convicted as I pondered those words. Too often I find
myself lamenting moments in life that don’t go my way, rather than focusing on
the wonderful gifts my heavenly Father has given me. Reading that simple
message that day brought me a renewed commitment to be more actively and
intentionally grateful because my God has been good to me in more ways than
I
could ever count.
Psalm
107 is a song that seeks to rectify thankless thinking. The psalmist (who
many
think was King David) makes a plea to hearts grown cold with ingratitude,
repeating four times, “Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
and for His wonderful works to the children of
men!” (vv.8,15,21,31). Even in the
worst of times, we have much to be thankful
for. May we learn to thank God for His
goodness to us!
Count your blessings—name them one by one;
Count your blessings—see what God hath done;
Count your blessings—name them one by one;
Count your many blessings—see what God hath done. —Oatman
We don’t need more to be thankful for, we just need to be more
thankful.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
