A Grateful Heart Receives More

Everyone of us has received a gift in one way or the other, in fact we all began with a gift, the Gift of life, to being birthed and alive, indeed it caused so much joy to those around us and we don't have the power to make a life, we can only do our biological best, God does the rest. So we all got a gift, and we have gotten more gifts and would still receive more. Now some gifts are general, I mean some gifts are common, we are happy we got it, but others too have gotten it and more others would keep getting it, so there is no special feelings attached to the gifts. We are grateful we got it but it doesn't make us that special above everyone else, we are just gifted like the blessed others. Examples of this gift are that of sleeping and waking up, clothes bought by our parents, Siblings birthday gifts, and the likes, yet a grateful heart is required to for these.

Then we feel very special getting gifts from people or places we already hold in high regards. For example a crush finally gifting us an item, a long awaited wish finally coming through, getting a surprise that changes and upgrades ones status either socially, financially and so on. These are what we often appreciate more than the others. For these its not hard to talk on the essence of gratitude because we get so overwhelmed, we can go on and on expressing our gratitude to those who rendered it to us.

So bad to find out how we often seize gifts before appreciating, in fact our mood of appreciation divers according to the quantity, quality or cash value of the gift. Its no story how people feels a sense of entitlement to be gifted with items and if it doesn't go that way, then there is a problem. For couples frequent gifting is no doubt a lovely boost to love life and should be encouraged but it circumstances doesn't allow then understanding should cover up, though I say both must try at least, as gifting sends a special feeling to the receiver.

A gift must be appreciated for the giver to want to give more. The only giver who doesn't necessarily care about you forgetting to show gratitude, as he would keep being gracious is our God. More reason why men cannot take the position of ruling the world for a day. Imagine the numbers of people who forgot to give thanks today, who just woke up and carried on with their daily duties, how do you think God feels. Not far fetched, anytime I do something for someone, I really pay attention to getting a thank you, I know its good will and I wouldn't take it back but I'll just conclude you're mannerless until maybe you prove otherwise.

How do your parents feel to cater for your needs and pay up your tuition fee without getting the due gratitude from them. As kids we have a sense of entitlement, which is not wrong though, we couldn't cater and those who gave birth to us are supposed to take up our responsibilities, however when we look around and see how other kids are abandoned, how parents care less about their feeding to talk less about paying for their schooling, we would realize that even the parental care we enjoyed was a gift also. Gratitude guys.

If people choose not to help, what can you do about it, if God decides not to wake us up in the morning, can we take him to court, or get him arrested, if our parents decided best to dump us to the orphanage home or worst still in a refuse bin, what can we do about it, we would still grow up to want to know them and after much apology still accept them,moreover they could have killed the child but didn't, if your best friend or husband doesn't have the personality of buying gifts, wouldn't you accept them that way and learn to live with it. See what I'm trying to say, all gifts are good will and we would be bad to not regard it enough with the right attitude.

So much twist in the world today, remember the second paragraph where I talked on those gifts that makes us feel special, yeah they should come second to those gifts that we see as normal. Those normal gifts are the true and special gifts, but because it comes regularly and usual its no more special. Gods gift of life, Gods protection daily from bad people and accidents, Gods wisdom to keep us going forward, and so much we can start mentioning in details, are so huge for a gift, we should are appreciate. All gifts come secondary, our lovers gifts, our parents gifts, our sinking gifts, all these wouldn't matter if we lose just one of Gods gift. How often do you realize your talents are also gifts.

A little gratitude opens the heart to do more, imagine what a huge gratitude would do. In homes too, parents know they have to provide for everyone equally, but there is that particular child that knows how to appreciate well, their heart rejoices, that child might be the reason why the rest siblings keep enjoying gifts, as you can't do for one alone, well i mean you shouldn't do for one alone. Never let familiarity make you lose your gratitude. Stay Grateful.

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