“For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?” (1 Corinthians 4:7).

TurtleThe author, Alex Haley, had an unusual picture hanging on his office wall. It was a picture of a turtle on top of a fence post. When asked, about the picture, Haley answered, “Every time I write something significant, every time I read my words and think that they are wonderful, and begin to feel proud of myself, I look at the turtle on top of the fence post and remember that he didn’t get there on his own. He had help.”

A respected businessman was asked the secret of his success. “Three things contributed to my success,” said the man. “First, I always treated people fairly. Second, I always offered a fair price. And third, my Aunt Edna died a few years back and left me two and a half million dollars.”

Both of these stories reveal the basis for gratefulness – remembering that everything we call our own is only what we have been given by God and others.

One definition states that gratefulness is “Making known to God and others in what ways they have benefited my life.”
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When you sit down and really think about it, there are a multitude of people who have contributed to our success – family members, pastors, teachers, and friends. Let’s not think of ourselves more highly than we ought to think, and let’s demonstrate genuine gratefulness to the Lord and to those who truly deserve it.

Morris Hull
Home Life Ministries

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