Have you ever wonder what you are working for or why are you working so hard? Well, it is mainly for this concept know as "better life". Isn't it true that you need to work more than 10 hours so that you can have a better life, or maybe you need to be away from your family so that they can get a better life.
I too was working hard and trying to inch towards a better life just like everyone else and at times it can get a little discouraging. At times, "better life" just seems to be so far away.
However, as I was thinking about it, the spirit comfort me in a way so reassuringly that I thought it would be great to note down his thought for anyone that is going through this situation similar to mine.
It is good to be working hard and striving towards providing for the family, more than anything else, that would be part of our ministry in this earthly life. However, when you get discouraged that life isn't getting better, do not be down.
It all depends on your concept of what is better, basically it is about having more things. The fact is the sun is still shining on you warmly in the morning, the birds are still chirping and if you are observant enough, at times you can even be rewarded with a couple of rainbows splashing past the beautiful sky.
This is the idea that was impressed upon me as I walked towards my working place thinking about how to better my business so that I can get to the "better life". And this is really an idea to draw strength from.
He always provides and we should be thankful for it. If you are not praising him for the sun and the birds which are so beautiful and are given to you, what makes you so sure that you would give him thanks for the better life?
In fact, you might not give him thanks probably because you would missed this "better life" as you keep working and striving towards the whole concept of "better life".
So, stop and look at your surrounding and marvel at the things that was given to you, it does not come easy. It is really good to be appreciative. Do you know how many people was behind a simple meal at Mac Donalds? Probably close to thousands of people has to come together just to make that meal possible:-
There are the people that serves you, the people that prepare the burger, the person that fry the fries, the person that delivers these products to the store, then there are the folks that "make" the meat patties and the bun, we also do not want to forget about the people that "make" the drinks, and what about the people that produce the paper to wrap the burgers, the cups to hold the drinks, then there are the people that "make" the side ingredients such as the lettuce, the mustard, the chilli sauce and so on.
The fact is, I can go on and on, this is to show you a simple thing to you might not actually be that simple. So, go ahead and give thanks and have a great time thanking our Jehova Jireh today!:)
May is peace and joy be always with you.
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