Thankfulness or Entitlement

[glen smith]

Thank you Father for:
Life
Forgiveness
Job
Insurance
Health
Food
Home
Godly spouse
Godly children
Godly friends
Godly parents
Safety
Security
Peace

And Father, may I not forget these provisions You have graciously provided when:
I am at war;
There is no security;
There are threats to safety;
My parents divorce and leave the congregation;
My friends become addicts;
My children become unbelievers;
My spouse commits adultery;
My home is destroyed;
I am hungry;
I am diagnosed with terminal cancer;
I am without a job and insurance;
I am burdened with my sin;
My life is at end.

Grant me O’Lord, that I will remember the story of Job and know there has never been nor will there ever be any reason for gratitude if You have not provided blessings in the first place, and I remain undeserving of all that I lack.

“The mystery is not why there is evil in the world, but that there is any good in the world.”