How lucky are we?

I have been without the central heating the last week, it has been really tough. The house has been so cold. I was in our living room and it was so cold I could see my breath.

I will never take my central heating for granted again! It's back now, I feel guilty because so many people will never have it.

When it was being fixed, our water was switched off. I couldn't shower or even wash my hands. It is back on now. I am so lucky to have water readily available practically 24/7.

I haven't been well today. My head has been hurting and I have been feeling a little sick and also have small throat irritation from the singing last night. It makes me realise how lucky I am to have my health regularly. I am rarely ill which is a real blessing. Many, through no fault of their own, suffer some terrible issues.

And yet we moan like little children when we don't get our own way. I know because I've been fighting God over something the last week. I had to make a decision I didn't want to make but it was something God was calling me to do very clearly. I have done it, I feel a bit mixed over it but I know that one day I will look back on it with happiness because of the great things God is going to do through this decision. Because let's face it, He knows better than me!

I want to leave you with a quote from one of my favourite books of the Bible, Job. Job had just lost his entire family, wealth and even his health through no fault of his own. Actually the Bible even says he was blameless.

Job's prayers could easily have been bitter & angry. I know I would have struggled immensely.
But this is what he said:-

   “Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
   and naked I will depart.
The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away;
   may the name of the LORD be praised.”

Job 1:21

Let's all be thankful for the blessings in our lives, especially the ones we take for granted.