Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. It’s a magnificent morning and I will “rejoice and be glad in it” no matter what…but I have a whole lot to celebrate today. A few victories. A few accomplishments. A few battles overcome. My family. My friends. My health. My sound mind. My Faith and a host of other things “too many to declare! But more than anything else in this world that I might celebrate on this glorious morning in Virginia, I Celebrate that I am a child of the Living God. My Heart overflows with gratitude when I consider that He chose me to be His own before the foundations of the earth. My Heart overflows with gratitude when I consider that the King of all kings paid the Price for a debt I could never pay on my own, and I don’t let one single day go by without giving Thanks for my special Place in the Master Plan. It’s that attitude of Gratitude that propels my Faith into Action and my Joy flows through me and into the world because of it. Isn’t that the way you feel about being a child of the Living God too?

I’m not sure why it seems to be so easy for people to take precious things in life for granted but I think it comes down to Gratitude. It’s true for our relationships…from our mates to our children – for our provisions to our paychecks – for our health to our Hope. Most people start out pretty excited and they don’t hesitate to express their gratitude because the Heart is still in overflow mode. But before too long things begin to lose luster and before you know it the very things they should be the most grateful for are the ones they neglect. Relationships become run-of-the-mill and the romance fades too quickly. Our children become just something that we do or something we can boast about and we stop treasuring the moments in the madness. Our provisions and our paychecks become something that we expect to always be there and we puff up and take credit for it all. Our health is rarely valued until we don’t have it anymore and we turn to someone else to fix it when it’s gone. But the most dangerous one to take for granted…the one that fuels every other aspect of life…the one that propels us with Gratitude is our Hope. It’s ONLY when we can see life through the eyes of God…when we can see our place in the Master Plan…when we can embrace the thought that we didn’t do anything to be worthy of being a child of the Living God and that we can’t do anything to cause Him to leave or forsake us that the Heart overflows and humility sets in and every second of every day is laced with Gratitude.

My heart overflows with Gratitude for the Living God and for the Plans that He has for my Life. When you see me you’ll see my Gratitude. When you talk to me you’ll hear about my Gratitude. I’m a child of the Living God and it shows.

How about you?