FOOD FOR THOUGHT

• Should we have a bad day at work;
• Think of the person who has been out of work for a year or longer.

• Should we despair over a relationship gone bad;
• Think of the person who has never known what it’s like to love and be loved in return.

• Should we grieve the passing of another week end;
• Think of the struggling person who is working twelve hours a day, seven days a week just to be able to feed and clothe their family.

• Should we complain about having to walk anywhere for anything;
• Think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.

• Should we find ourselves at a loss pondering what life is all about;
• Let’s be thankful. There are those who didn’t live long enough to get the opportunity.

• Should we find ourselves the victim of other people’s anger, bitterness, ignorance, or insecurities;
• Remember that things could be worse.

• If we find ourselves stuck in traffic, don’t get upset;
• There are people in this world for which driving is an unheard of privilege.

• Should we notice a gray hair in the mirror;
• Think of the cancer patients taking chemotherapy who wished they had hair to examine.

• Should we find ourselves complaining about the price of food;
• Let’s remember the starving people all over the world who would love to eat just the scraps from our table.

• Should we complain about the cost of heating bills in the winter;
• Let’s remember the homeless people who sleep outside in the cold.

 “In everything give thanks. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) KJV