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King's Inspiration: NEVER TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED
from TT 186
by TIMES TODAY
NEVER TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED
By William King | Email: kingwilliam189@gmail.com | Image courtesy: Forbes
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Have you ever heard the lyrics to the song title “Don’t Know What You Got Till It’s Gone”? It is unfortunate that sometimes we have to lose something or almost lose something before we recognise the value in it and appreciate it. It is easy to start taking for granted things that cannot be replaced.
We live in a great country with houses that have running water, electricity and every convenience. We have places to work, worship and stores of all kinds. Whatever we need is basically at our fingertips. Most importantly, we have parents, a mother and father, siblings and friends. Ten we start to forget the precious gifs they really are.
We face challenges at our jobs and in our homes, things go wrong and we start to complain. We forget to be grateful and lose the language of appreciation. In Deuteronomy 10-12, God was taking the children of Israel into the Promised Land and describing all the gifs He freely gave them.
“I am giving you houses filled with great treasure, vineyards you did not plant and fields you did not plow.” Then He warned them, “Do not forget who gave it to you. Honour Me in it.” We all should be remembering the gifs and abundance in our life through appreciation. Don’t start complaining about present hardships.
Yes, we are facing challenges. Things are not easy. When we look for lessons in what we are experiencing, when we begin to look for what can build our character, see the treasure in people we love, that is when we are going to find the value and the purpose. When we appreciate God, we honour Him.
Appreciation is a language we need to learn and gratitude honours God. Tat is why wherever you are today, no matter how difficult it is, ask God to show you, “Where is the value in this, God? Tis is something You have brought to me, how can I appreciate it?” Happy people are the ones who are appreciative of what they have right now on the way to where they are going.
