Have you been counting your blessings?

Bro. Scott Hopkins
Youth Pastor at Crossroads Baptist Church

Heirs of a Blessing

I work at a grocery store when I am not at church, and I see many people throughout the day! I hear about their days, some good, some bad. I see their kids and some aspects of their lives. Many of these people have a perspective on life that causes them to look at life in a negative way. Sometimes it saddens me when all hear about is how bad some of their lives are to them. I heard one lady say never have children as she was being bugged by her 6 year old, and she meant it. I have a gentleman come in almost every 3 days, and I am a little petrified to ask him how he is doing or about his day. He complains about something every time, and it becomes so disturbing to see someone constantly negative. The Bible says in I Peter 3:9 "Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing." God has promised us an inheritance of everlasting life! This life will be with our Saviour forever and forever. I realize that these people I meet are most likely not saved, but I find too many Christians that are the same way as the people that I meet in the checkout line at Publix. We as Christians are promised eternity in Heaven with Jesus and what we give for that many times is complaining. Why can't we look at life like Jesus wants us to and live it knowing we shall inherit a promise? Why Go about life in a negative outlook on our circumstances? God says we shall inherit a blessing. Let us live in the right attitude and spirit because we are going to inherit the ultimate blessing! What kind of blessings has God give YOU? If we look at just our daily lives we can find many blessings from the Lord, but what about our hourly lives? Can we see God bless us hourly? Yes, we can! God gives us each breath we take and allows us to sleep and eat. So everything in our lives are basically blessings from God! So, now the real question to help put your life into the right positive perspective.

Have you been counting your Blessings