Psalm
103:2
Bless
the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
Clarence
sat on his bed, pouting. His parents wouldn't let him go to the rock concert on
a school night. He hated them sometimes for being so unfair. He hardly ever got
what he wanted. He'd had to beg for his computer, and they had waited a whole
year from the time he asked for his own VCR until they gave it to him. They
made him come home from tennis camp a week early to go on a family vacation to
Europe. Now the skis he bought last year had scratches on them, and his parents
didn't act all that interested in replacing them. It just wasn't fair. Clarence
wished he could have his own way at least some of the time.
Are
we more thankful for what we have than we are bitter for what we have not? God
has given us so much. Remember to praise Him for all He had done. Set aside the
Clarence inside, and appreciate all that has been given. It is given in love.
Prayer:
Forgive me when I don't appreciate a ll that I have. Too often I look at the
things I don't have, rather than at the things I do have. Thank You, Lord, for
all the blessings You shower upon me. Amen.
