Riches

It hit me today just how rich I am. I was blessed unexpectedly today and I thought back to this article:

1. If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of the people in the world.

2. If you can attend church or a synagogue meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death you are more blessed than 3 billion people in the world.

3. If you have never experience the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are more blessed than 500 million people in the world.

4. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

5. If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.

Ok, so reading this again gets me pondering, just how rich am I? Let's see...
1-Check! At home the fridge is always overflowing and most of it gets thrown out anyway because we choose to make more food. I not only have clothes on my back, I have a closet and dresser full as well as 2 sisters who are more than happy to share. My roof overhead is more than a roof, it is a home. I love my house! And my bed which is topped with more blankets and stuffed animals than I need, just because I enjoy these material pleasures.

2-Check! Matter of fact, where I come from, you're more likely to get harassed if you don't go to church!

3-Check! These are things I only hear about/read about/watch on the news.

4-Check! I'm so well off now that I think about it...let's see I took off too NZ for 5 months and came home with money left over. During school, I was blessed with some monetary gifts which I didn't even need. Upon arrival home, I found more money waiting for me. Just today, I was making small talk with a my dad's customer at my dad's shop while cleaning, then left to do an errand. When I got back, the guy had left but had left a $20 for me and my sister "just because." Well, she didn't want any so in a roundabout way I got $20 from a stranger!!!

5-Check! I don't even remember the last time I was sick...

On top of that, I have a job! While scrubbing the back of a filthy shop focusing on everything that's never been cleaned isn't my favourite thing, I'm more blessed than the however man (lots I'm sure) of unemployed people struggling to make ends meet.

Besides, that, I got God!

Letter from God

If you never felt pain, then how would you know that I'm a Healer?

If you never went thru difficulties, then how would you know that I'm a Deliverer?

If you never had a trial, then how could you call yourself an over-comer?

If you never had sadness, then how would you know that I'm a Comforter?

If you never made a mistake, then how would you know that I'm forgiving?

If you knew all, then how would you know that I would answer your questions?

If you never were in trouble, then how would you know that I will come to your rescue?

If you never were broken, then how would you know that I can make you whole?

If you never had a problem, then how would you know that I can solve them?

If I gave you all things, then how would you appreciate them?

If I never corrected you, then how would you know that I love you?

If you had all power, then how would you learn to depend on me?

If your life was perfect, then what would you need Me for?