Being Grateful

So I watched Flight 93 today, it is a movie about one of the planes that was attacked by terrorists on Sept 11. It wasn’t one of the planes that crashed into the towers or the pentagon; it was the plane were the passengers fought back. The movie itself was really good, sad though, but pretty accurate from what I hear. After watching this movie it made me think of how we take life for granted. The little things in life that mean so much to us can all be taken away in the blink of an eye. So, I decided I was going to make a list of 10 things that I am grateful for. This list is not in any particular order:





Ten Things I’m Grateful For

1. God: Without him there would be no us
2. Jesus Christ: He made the ultimate sacrifice and died for our sins, and we really don’t deserve this
3. My Faith: This gets me through life
4. My Family/Friends: I put these together because I consider my friends to be my family
5. My Health: Even though I get sick a lot, it could be a lot worse
6. My Job: Even though we may complain about working, we are blessed to have one
7. My Sanity: Seriously I am so glad to be in my right state of mind, I think of all the people who don’t even know who they are or their family, so sad
8. Grace: Wow that’s all I have to say about that
9. God’s Word/The Bible: This is my shield of protection
10. Tivo: Hey I had to throw that one in there! :)
    

What are you grateful for?

But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."—Luke 14:10-11