Luck or Blessing?

Today instead of grumbling, I would like to take moment to talk about blessings. How often do we stop and really consider our blessings? Do we even realize that we are blessed, or do we think everything in life is due to luck? We have all heard the old saying, “If I didn’t have bad luck I wouldn’t have any luck at all.” So which do you believe in, luck or blessings?

Before you answer let’s look at the definitions of the two words. Luck is defined as, the chance happening of fortunate or adverse events. Blessing is defined as, something promoting or contributing to happiness, well-being, or prosperity.

Me, I prefer to believe in blessings rather than taking my chances with luck. I believe we all have blessings in our lives even if we don’t recognize them. If you are breathing, if you can see, if you can read this, if you can hear, then you are blessed. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, who your parents are, how old, or young you are, what color skin you have, or how rich or poor you are, you have blessings and you should be thankful for them every day.

Personally, I have been blessed far more than I deserve, as is the case with most of us if we really think about. We travel through life sometimes forgetting that the very air we breathe, the sun on our face, the stars that light the night are more than just necessities, they are blessings, which we take for granted.

If we take a moment to look, it’s not hard to recognize our blessings. Sure, there are trials in life and some of us fair better than others in many areas of life, but I do not believe there is a person alive who cannot find blessings in their life if they only take the time to look.

My mom used to tell me, “To see your own blessings all you need to do is look around you. Regardless of your own trials, there is always someone whose troubles are worse, in one aspect or another, than your own. You should always try to concentrate and be thankful for the blessing you have instead of envying the blessing of others.” This advice has helped me put things into the proper prospective during many rough times in my life.

If you are having a bad day, or something terrible is happening in your life, look around you, I promise you can find someone whose life and situation is much worse. For example, say you just broke your leg and you are suppose to play in the big game on Friday night or go dancing, or whatever, it can be quite a disappointment. However, if you think about the person down the road who is a paraplegic, your broken leg doesn’t seem that bad in comparison. Now, do you feel blessed or cursed? Sure, you may still be a little disappointed, but if you look at the situation with the perspective; except for God’s blessing there go I, you will have a better outlook on your own troubles.

I hope that when you read this you will take a moment to consider your blessings. Start counting them and see how many you can come up with, you may be surprised at just how blessed you truly are.

Trials and tribulations are a part of life, but amongst them are millions of blessings that we often overlook. The time you take to dwell upon your blessings is time that you will not have to dwell upon your sorrows. So, before the day ends take whatever time is necessary to count your blessings; perhaps, just perhaps you’ll find that there’s not much time left to dwell upon your woes.

May God's Blessings Be Bountiful In Your Life!

~Granny