The gentleman bringing the lesson talked from Luke, chapter 15, about the parable of the lost son. Eventually, the son realized what he had done and returned home to his father. Points were made that the boy was young and probably not very experienced with worldly matters. His father had given him everything and he was not very thankful.
Of course, I always have my own thoughts and for some reason they never stop the sermon and ask me what my thoughts are :)
How many times are we thankful for something if we have never had to go without it? If the father always gave his son what he wanted and never had to go without, how likely is it that he would be thankful?
Is a healthy person truly thankful for his health? After he or she is stricken with an illness, do they then value health differently?
Who appreciates their job more? Someone who has always had their job or someone who has struggled with unemployment, unsure of how they were going to feed their family and now has received the first pay check? Will this same person be as thankful in a year or will they grow accustom to having it? After we are blessed with something...........for how long should we continue to be thankful for it?
When areas go through a drought and crops are damaged, people pray fervently for rain. Then the rain comes and we are very, very thankful..........then as time goes on, we grow accustom to it and forget to be thankful again.
I think the young son had to find out what life was like without the blessings before he really appreciated what he had. He had grown accustomed to what had been given to him.
At any moment, our blessings can be removed. We can purposefully walk away from our blessings as this son did in Luke or life events may cause the lost. We could easily lose a family member or close friend. A phone call could bring the news of a company closing or other tragic news. Maybe we should be more thankful for our blessings than we ever have been...........we may not have them tomorrow.
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AMEN!!!!!!!!!
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