Little Is Much

Wisdom Nugget: "If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get."
                                                                                      - Frank A. Clarks,

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Gratefulness attracts blessings and brings about more outpouring of unending favor. A fact proven from an illustration in yesterday's story.
 "How often are we grateful? Do we show gratitude for blessings received?" Not often enough. Some of us do not at all.

Nothing just happens without reason; no matter how insignificant it may seem to us.

Rev. John R. Ramsey tells how in one church a certain person provided him with a rose boutonniere for the lapel of his suit every Sunday. At first he really appreciated it but then it sort of became routine. Then one Sunday it became very special. As he was leaving the Sunday Service a young boy walked up to him and said, "Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?" At first the preacher didn't know what the boy was talking about. When it sank in, he pointed to the rose on his lapel and asked the boy, "Do you mean this?" The boy said, "Yes, sir. If you're just going to throw it away, I would like it." The preacher smiled and told him he could have the flower and then casually asked what he was going to do with it. The boy, looked up at the preacher and said, "Sir, I'm going to give it to my grandmother. There is nothing special that we can do. She is so good to me. She cooks for me and takes care of me. I wanted to give her that pretty flower for loving me." When the little boy finished, the preacher could hardly speak. He reached up and un pinned the rose. With the flower in his hand, he looked at the boy and said, "Son that is the nicest thing that I've ever heard but you can't have this flower because it's not enough. If you'll look in front of the pulpit, you'll see a big bouquet of flowers. Different families buy them for the Church each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she deserves the very best." Then the boy made one last statement. The boy said, "What a wonderful day! I asked for one flower but got a beautiful bouquet."

Like that boy's grandmother, we have been so blessed. We haven't just received the flower of taking care of our daily needs, We have been given the bouquet of life. We ought to be thankful for little blessings, for the little we see, smell, hear, feel and can share with others. Whatsoever it is, give thanks.

And according to Frank A. Clarks, "If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get."