When you choose to give thanks, you give God the opportunity to provide you with more to be thankful for. When you fail to give thanks, you risk losing what you have.
The Ungrateful Dog (Adapted From Aesop’s Fables)
A dog found a delicious chunk of fresh cheese on the side of the road. Hardly believing his luck, the dog looked up and down the road before he snatched it up in his mouth and trotted off to find a good place to enjoy his feast. Along his way he passed over a bridge that crossed a smooth, gentle river. The dog stopped in the middle of the bridge and looked over. And lo and behold, staring up at him was a dog with what looked like a bigger chunk of cheese in his mouth. “Whoa,” thought the dog, “I would be a fool not to try to get that cheese as well. In fact it looks bigger than the one I have right now.” So the dog growled at the dog he saw below him, hoping to intimidate him out of his cheese. But the dog looking up at him just growled back. So anxious was the dog to get this second chunk of cheese that after the growling didn’t work, he opened up his jaws to let out a ferocious bark. And as he opened his mouth, the chunk of cheese fell into the river below. And with a splash, the cheese – along with the second dog and the cheese below – disappeared from sight. – (https://www.sunchlorellausa.com/blog/power-giving-thanks#sthash.jWpBtRp5.dpuf)
We always risk losing what we have when we are not grateful.
Today’s Scripture: Colossians 4:2 “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.)
Devote yourselves to being thankful.
Today’s Challenge: Thank a cashier or a random employee for their hard work and willingness to serve you. Be very intentional about what you thank them for. It will make their day.
Stay Thankful,
Kendall Bridges