COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS; DO NOT TAKE THEM FOR GRANTED

As I reflected on this movie, I recalled I had been on a phone conversation with one of my girls just before I saw the movie and she had ended our conversation with “bye mum, I love you”. I also recalled the many times I had heard words like “thank you, mum”, “bye mum”, “good morning mum” and “I love you mum” from my children. Was I overwhelmed with joy like the couple in the movie? Did I see it as a big deal? If truth be told, the correct answer is no. I had heard those words so many times, I had begun to take them for granted. I did not have to beg God for a child or wait for several years to get one. He had blessed me with four without my asking. I was grateful to Him but over the years, have I not began to take these blessings for granted?

I learnt a valuable lesson that day as I pondered on the story line of that movie. I learnt never to take anything or anyone in my life for granted. Every role that I occupy is a privilege and a blessing. I am blessed to be the wife of a good man. I am blessed to be the mother of four adorable children. I am blessed to be a daughter, sister, friend, and child of God. And I am not taking any of these for granted. You shouldn’t either.