Our Own Worst Enemy

I was reading something, some day, the other day and came across this great quote: "The hardest arithmetic for us to master is that which enables us to count our blessings" Eric Hoffer. I couldn't help but reflect on the magnitude of the statement. How many times have you cheated yourself out of the blessings God has tried to give to you? Over looked blessing and opportunities because it showed up in work clothes? I've done it a lot of times unfortunately so I can relate.


Within the last year I've been making a conscious effort to accept all that the creator has put before me. The good the bad and even the ugly have been embraced. Sometimes when we are struck by lightening it is a stroke of luck. People cry out for the lord to give them strength, patience, etc. on a daily basis. I think what they fail to understand is that God will give you what you ask for but he'll present it to you in creative ways. You ask God for patience he will present you with a situation that will call for you to sit and WAIT. You ask God to give you strength and he will put you in a situation where you need to be strong. The same goes for anything else you ask for. Because God knows you he knows what he put in you. When he speaks to you he isn't speaking to your circumstance he speaks to your potential. Know that every situation presented to you is a opportunity to be blessed.

Its unfortunate that when things go wrong in our lives we forget that we are blessed. We are blessed EVERYDAY, of EVERY MINUTE, of EVERY HOUR. When we can't stand our boss we are blessed to have a job. When we curse our co-pay while we wait in the doctor's office we are blessed with good health. When we are vex over going over our minutes we are blessed with good friends and family that always want to talk to us. When we are trying to drown out the sound of our mother's nagging we are blessed to have parents who care about us. I mean I could go on and on (no really I could). But the next time you are pooper scooping your dog and it looks like the pooch had a bad Mexican burrito... think about all those long days at work when you come home and they are ALWAYS excited to see you. How often does THAT happen with a significant other, family member or your kid? I mean to them you are the next best thing since sliced bread and when you walk into a room you make them the happiest pooch in the world.

So stop suffering from OneTree-itis(Eve suffered from it. She could have any tree in the Garden of Eden but all she could focus on is the one tree she couldn't eat from). Count your blessings. All that is good and right far outweigh all that isn't. And of course remember that you are blessed to bless others so PASS IT ON...