Showing how appreciative we are of the people around us, the blessings we have, and the love that we share is important. None of us really deserve anything. But the Lord saw fit to bless us with so much. The least we can do is stop and show some gratitude.
When Jesus performed a miracle for the ten lepers only one took the time to come back and thank Him. I'm sure the other nine were grateful to Jesus as well, but it was the one that showed his gratefulness that impressed Jesus. The former leper returned because he realized that Jesus was the Christ, the living God. With this realization, he wasn't only healed, he was made whole.
When you take the time to consider the blessings you have, you can't help but recognize the hand of God on your life. When you think about where you could be and how your life should be going, you can't help but see the greatness of God's work in your life.
And in those moments when you stop to give praise and thanksgiving, you open up yourself to the Spirit's ability to make you whole. When your heart is uplifted towards heaven, the Lord can do a greater work on your inner man to bring you closer to Him and change you more and more into His image.
So, don't just let this week breeze by! Make sure your days this week are sprinkled with moments of thankful praise!
Verse of the Day: And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. Luke 17:15-19
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