COUNT YOUR
BLESSINGS
In our church,
during my youth, we sang a hymn by Johnson Oatman, Jr., which served as a
reminder of the PRAISE MINDSET we should maintain throughout all the days of
our lives. Its chorus goes like this:
Count your
blessings, name them one by one…
Count your
blessings, see what God has done…
Count your
blessings, name them one by one…
Count your many
blessings, see what God has done!
These simple song
lyrics call to mind a spiritual resolution of the Psalmist David, who declared
triumphantly, “I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually
be in mouth.” (Psalm 34:1)
Think. There
are more things to be grateful for than you might imagine.
You are alive.
You are aware of
yourself and your surroundings.
You have a
reasonable portion of health and strength.
You have someone
who loves you despite any shortcomings.
You have a mind to
live for Christ, to love Him and honor His Word.
And the list goes
on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on...
Most might be too
young to remember, but the legendary Bing Crosby made famous a secular song, which
was also entitled “Count Your Blessings.”
When I'm worried
and I can’t sleep,
I count my
blessings instead of sheep,
And I fall asleep
counting my blessings…
When my bankroll is
getting small,
I think of when I
had none at all,
And I fall asleep
counting my blessings.
I dare you to try
it.
Lift up your head,
my friend. Don’t doubt. Don’t despair. Count…
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