A wise pastor once asked his congregation,
'Do you go through life acting like a guest at a luxury resort, expecting everything to be wonderful and feeling entitled to good things? And then do you get upset, or disappointed, or angry when things don't work out the way you want or expect?
Or do you go through life acting like a person recently released from prison, expecting nothing and feeling appreciative when good things happen? Do you feel grateful in recognition that you really deserve nothing and everything good is a blessing?'
Which of these attitudes do you have most days? Which do you have today?
"But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away." -Isaiah 64:6, NKJV
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." -Romans 6:23, NKJV
"He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities." -Psalm 103:10, NKJV
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning." -James 1:17, NKJV
Grace and peace to you.
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