To Feel Thankful Is A Great Feeling
There is a story of God sending two angels to earth to listen to the prayers of humanity One angel s asked to collect prayers asking God something. The other angel was ked to collect prayers of thanksgiving d gratitude. wo angels The two angels were given large skets and they descended to earth to gin their task. The angel collecting ayes that were asking God for meting became extremely busy. any people prayed to God to help them n more money, for improved health, the latest digital device, exquisite vellery, expensive clothing and new s. In the meantime, the other angel velled far and wide looking to fill the sket with prayers of thankfulness. ys passed, but no prayers of gratitude re heard. The angel collecting ayers of request had a loaded truckthe angel collecting prayers of thankfulness had only a few. When God was presented with their findings, God sighed. "This is nothing new," said God. "You now have a taste of what it is like being God. People are always praying for something, which is all right because at least they are thinking of me. But few remember to thank me." His inbox When God checked the email, the mailbox was brimming over with endless complaints and prayers from billions of people requesting things all at the sometime. But very few emails thanked God for the good they received. This story illustrates the human condition. People request others to do something fort hem, but how many people take an equal amount of time to thank them? Similarly, we pray to God for the things we want. How many of us take the time to thank God We focus more on what God has not given than what God has given us. If we were to fill out a thank you note to God for all the good we received, we would discover that we have received much. Let us count many things for which owe our gratitude to God. Conditional belief We may feel that God only exists when everything goes our way, and believe that there is God present only if we get whatever we want. We may have had a job for 25 years, but the one time we are laid off we say there is no God. We may have had a loving family for years but when one member passes away we blame God. We may have been tree healthy for manyyears, but the one major illness we have, we say, "What is happening to me? There is no God." Few say when something goes wrong, "It's okay God, I still love You, and I know Youare there. What happened to me must have been something that was best for me, under Your will." Thank God Let us thank God for each day that we are able to do our work, enjoy our family and friends, for our health andgratefulour ailments are not worse. Feel happy for all the gifts we receive, not only physical, intellectual and emotional but also for the spiritual gifts of God. We can also spend time connecting with the Divine within through prayer and meditation, and inperforming selfless service to others.this way, we can express our gratitude God, not only in words but also througour deeds.
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Courtesy : Sant Rajinder Singh Speaking Tree,Times of India
To Feel Thankful Is A Great Feeling
There is a story of God sending two angels to earth to listen to the prayers of humanity One angel s asked to collect prayers asking God something. The other angel was ked to collect prayers of thanksgiving d gratitude. wo angels The two angels were given large skets and they descended to earth to gin their task. The angel collecting ayes that were asking God for meting became extremely busy. any people prayed to God to help them n more money, for improved health, the latest digital device, exquisite vellery, expensive clothing and new s. In the meantime, the other angel velled far and wide looking to fill the sket with prayers of thankfulness. ys passed, but no prayers of gratitude re heard. The angel collecting ayers of request had a loaded truckthe angel collecting prayers of thankfulness had only a few. When God was presented with their findings, God sighed. "This is nothing new," said God. "You now have a taste of what it is like being God. People are always praying for something, which is all right because at least they are thinking of me. But few remember to thank me." His inbox When God checked the email, the mailbox was brimming over with endless complaints and prayers from billions of people requesting things all at the sometime. But very few emails thanked God for the good they received. This story illustrates the human condition. People request others to do something fort hem, but how many people take an equal amount of time to thank them? Similarly, we pray to God for the things we want. How many of us take the time to thank God We focus more on what God has not given than what God has given us. If we were to fill out a thank you note to God for all the good we received, we would discover that we have received much. Let us count many things for which owe our gratitude to God. Conditional belief We may feel that God only exists when everything goes our way, and believe that there is God present only if we get whatever we want. We may have had a job for 25 years, but the one time we are laid off we say there is no God. We may have had a loving family for years but when one member passes away we blame God. We may have been tree healthy for manyyears, but the one major illness we have, we say, "What is happening to me? There is no God." Few say when something goes wrong, "It's okay God, I still love You, and I know Youare there. What happened to me must have been something that was best for me, under Your will." Thank God Let us thank God for each day that we are able to do our work, enjoy our family and friends, for our health andgratefulour ailments are not worse. Feel happy for all the gifts we receive, not only physical, intellectual and emotional but also for the spiritual gifts of God. We can also spend time connecting with the Divine within through prayer and meditation, and inperforming selfless service to others.this way, we can express our gratitude God, not only in words but also througour deeds.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Sant Rajinder Singh kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy : Sant Rajinder Singh Speaking Tree,Times of India