COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

During my youth, our church sang a hymn by Johnson Oatman, Jr., which served as a reminder of the PRAISE MINDSET we should maintain 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 echo the spiritual resolution of the Psalmist David: “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 one might imagine.

We are alive.

We have a reasonable portion of health and strength.

We are absolutely aware of ourselves and our surroundings.

We have someone who loves us in spite of our shortcomings.

We have a mind to live for Christ, to love Him and to follow His Word.

And the list goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on...

Many are 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 challenge you to try it. 

Lift up your head, my friend.  Don’t doubt.  Don’t despair.  Count…

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET YOUR SOON COMING KING.  Maranatha!