RE: BE GRATEFUL ALWAYS!

BE GRATEFUL ALWAYS!

Be grateful for your life, the fact that you are 20, 30, 40,and perhaps 50! And above all that you will be amongst the most blessed few, who will reach 100 and above!
Yes be grateful.

Be grateful for the family you have, your lovely wife/husband, and wonderful kids, the angry in-law that makes you pray more especially daily!
Yes be grateful.

Be grateful that you can reason by yourself, you are witty, smart and intelligent, humorous and highly sought after, and always complemented for your work and your lifestyle. That you are not just a number, mere statistics ,and just another face.
Yes be grateful.

Be grateful that you do not have a terminal sickness a fatal illness and a disease that wastes the body and the soul, the devastating cancer, the killer aids and the dreadful swine flu.
Be grateful that you are not a victim of a bomb blast, a war thorn zone, and a tsunami. Be grateful that you not cut down, cut off and brought down in your prime when ,life’s best is just unfolding.

Yes be grateful.
Be grateful that you are well educated, greatly celebrated, well connected, greatly endowed, yes be grateful you can afford life’s luxuries , and you do not need to beg to eat and queue on a long line waiting for a handout from life,

Yes be grateful.
Be grateful that you are loved by most, honoured by some and cherished by most, yes be grateful that you live a decent, demanding and delightful life that allows you to always be your best and to always do your best.

Yes be grateful.
Be grateful for the troubles too, the trials that life brings, the bad days, the awful weather, all these help you pray more, trust more and believe more. What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and ultimately loses his precious soul! Yes be grateful the troubles makes you tougher, wiser and better equipped to face life’s greater challenges and responsibilities.
Yes be grateful.

Finally be grateful for;
T he love of God!
The peace of God!
T he grace of God!
The favour of God!
The life of God!
The Word of God!
The promises of God!
The Spirit of God!
The Wisdom of God!
The blessings of God!
Yes be grateful, that you are well, sound, safe, secure and successful!

Be grateful today!

Be grateful always!

Be grateful forever!

Never forget your source?
Never forget your roots?
Never forget who got you where you are today?
Never forget to give a helping hand.
Never forget to give a smile.
Never forget to give succor to the depressed , downtrodden, and those in despair.

As you combine these two abilities of gratitude and giving back, your life becomes richer, more fulfilling, and satisfying life.

This week especially be grateful and deeply thankful, if not for GOD! Who will we be?
If not for God where will we be?

Give God due Honour!
Give God due Praise!
Give God due worship!


Remember:
You are too blessed to be stressed!
You are too strong to be weak!
You are too rich to be poor!
You are too great to be forgotten!
You are a GEM, a TREASUE, a STAR!
Always be grateful!

Enjoy a blessed week ahead!

Copyright @ VICTORIA FADEYI AUGUST 24, 2009!