I have all that I need!

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Winter is slowly creeping in and we can all feel the chill in the air. It is becoming increasingly harder to wake up in the morning. When my alarm goes off at 05:30 am, I peek out from under the blanket and see that it is still dark outside. I have the urge to sleep some more and wake up when the sun is out, but I resist it. Only just. And I get up and do what needs to be done. But at the end of a long and challenging day, I am always comforted by the fact that I have a home to return to. And in my home, I have heat and protection from the elements. Others are not as lucky as I am.
As I write this, I am in bed. I am warm. But there are people who are sleeping in the streets tonight in makeshift homes made of boxes and plastic.
I had a warm meal this evening. But there are people still standing on street corners, begging for a few coins so that they are able to buy bread and fill the empty hole in their stomachs.
When I say my prayers tonight and thank the Lord for all my blessings, I will have these images in the back of my mind. We so often complain that we do not have certain things that others have. We feel like we lack. But do we really? What do we lack when we have so much more than those who carry all their belongings in one black bag? I would say nothing.
Today, I am thankful for all that I have. I am thankful that even when I feel I lack, I still have blessings in abundance.
Today, I am grateful that even with the little that I have, I have more than those who are in need. I am grateful that even when I feel I can have something better, I still have what someone else might consider the best.
So today, I simply want to say thank you Lord. You have blessed me. Even when I want more, I know that I have all that I need.
I have all that I need.


Take Care

Miss Stone

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