Count Your Blessings

by Kay Heitsch

Most of us remember the song by Johnson Oatman, "Count your blessings, name them one by one. Count your blessings, see what God has done." But there's another verse I hadn't noticed. "Count your blessings, name them one by one. And it will surprise you what the Lord has done."

I bet if we actually did start to count our blessings we would be surprised at what the Lord has done!

I read a story about a man who was sure he had lost everything. He was depressed thinking about all he had lost. He was asked to write down the things he had left. Much to his surprise he found that he had not lost everything. He had to smile because his blessings outweighed his problems.

Today's quote reminded me of this story. "Smile and remember at the end of the day your blessings outweigh your problems." I am sure this is true for everyone.

Count your blessings name them one by one. And it will surprise you what the Lord has done. Counting our blessings should give us something to smile about.