I was unable to sleep much this past night, even though my fever has at least temporarily passed. So I started contemplating the riches of life. I’d be interested in what YOU would add to the list (click reply).
My life is RICH because I:
Am able to breathe clean air with comfort.
Have access to clean water, safe food, and basic medical care and protective services.
Can move about freely with minimal pain.
Can think cohesively.
Am able to understand and communicate with others.
Have a body that functions for the most part as God designed.
LOVE SOMEONE DEEPLY and am loved unconditionally by someone else.
Have friends who care enough to understand me and who risk being understood.
Have work that I am passionate about and capable of performing.
Enjoy basic freedoms to express views, to worship as I please, to move about…
Have accepted a FREE GIFT from God to not only give me an eternal life of immense joy but an absolutely VICTORIOUS life right now, despite cancer, heartache, poverty, or other circumstance. (Ask me.)
I experience most all of these everyday, even with cancer. So I reckon that means I am a rich guy. How about you?
I am rich too because of my weaknesses (many!) St Paul said something like that. They cause me to continually reach out to Christ. We love you Bryan! Christine and Mike
Love your list. I just finished a book and have been ruminating on some of it’s content regarding worry. Your post is right in line with being grateful and living in the moment (being present). I need to cherish (savor) every moment of life. The little things are most frequently the big things. You know the scripture that we are to think on these things . . . Philippians 4: 8 – 9. Your thoughts in this post are right in line with this teaching. Pauls rejoicing in prison is a real practical example. “Rejoice in the LORD always; again I say Rejoice.” Philippians 4: 4 – 7. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Your Brother in Christ, John
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I am rich because I am God’s child and he has blessed me with the love of family; which after God’s love family is the most important
I am rich for COUNTLESS reasons including being loved by a God who gives us His living and written Word which is true and full of so many wonderful promises including God’s faithfulness in supplying all my needs according to His riches in glory!!! He never wastes our pain and uses it for greater good according to His perfect and sovereign will.
I agree with all those things and would add: I am rich because I am blessed with family and because I have the ability and capacity to impact others.
I am rich because God has forgiven me, He has made me His child, and I will inherit His promise of eternal life. Ephesians 1:18