BE THANKFUL

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary,
because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.

- Unknown

Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Psalm 106:1

A Minute of Thought is Worth More Than an Hour of Talk

A heart doctor was amazed at the great improvement one of his patients had made.  When he had seen the woman a few months earlier, she was seriously ill in the hospital, needing an oxygen mask.  He asked the woman what had happened.

The woman said,  "I was sure the end was near and that you and your staff had given up hope.  However, Thursday morning when you entered with your troops, something happened that changed everything.  You listened to my heart; you seemed pleased by the finding, and you announced to all those standing about my bed that I had a 'wholesome gallop.'  I knew that the doctors, in talking to me, might try to soften things.  But I knew they wouldn't kid each other.  So when I overheard you tell your colleagues I had a wholesome gallop, I figured I still had a lot of kick to my heart and could not be dying.  My spirits were for the first time lifted, and I knew I would live and recover."

The heart doctor never told the woman that a third-sound gallop is a poor sign that denotes the heart muscle is straining and usually failing!

Just a few words can be enough to make a difference to a person's life.  How important it is to choose our words wisely!

Set a watch, O Lord, before any mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Psalm 141:3