Gratitude Experiment

It is amazing how complex life is...and how simple it can be. Consider a few thoughts:

If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back and a roof over your head, you are richer than 75% of the world's population.
If you have "milk money," or any spare change, lying around somewhere, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
If you awoke this morning with more health than sickness, consider yourself more blessed than over 1 million folks who won't survive the week.
Two weeks ago, we launched the "Gratitude Experiment," where we found ourselves challenged in this season of Thanksgiving, to find out how truly blessed we really are. Our word gratitude, has at its core a grip and an understanding of another term: GRACE. And grace understands that it has benefitted from and received favor (from God and others).

How much thought have you given to the idea of being among God's favored ones. It's true, you know? The Bible identifies us human-kind, as the recipients of God's kindness. God is an extreme grace-giver, in fact. Consider:

The Bible is the Word of God's grace (Acts 20:32)
We stand in grace (Romans 5:2)
Psalm 45:2 even said that God's grace was poured out on the lips of King David!

Bottom line: You are a graced man (or woman), my friend.

And the expression back is gratitude - a recognition of that. So as we celebrate pilgrims and turkeys and freedom (and even a Cowboy victory) this season, let us continue to stand in that place of gratitude to the Maker, Sustainer, and Savior of us all.

Gratitude Experiment - part 2, this Sunday. See you there, 9:01 or 10:46 am.