Everyday Blessings

James 1:17

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."

I remember watching the evolution of family shows as I was growing up. They were somewhat the representation of the culture at that time. In many cases they were overly emphasized (for comedy sake), but they did reflect the times and ideas. Shows such as "I Love Lucy" and "Leave It to Beaver" to "The Brady Bunch" to "The Cosby Show", "Family Ties", and "Who's the Boss" to "Roseanne" and "Married with Children" were some of the popular ones.

With each new decade, each of the shows sometimes "pushed the envelope" on a touchy subject. Unfortunately, it promoted tolerance and acceptance of cultural changes. "Married with Children" demoralized not only each individual unit of the family, but the family as a whole. Unfortunately, it too was somewhat representative of a changing and accepting culture. One aspect is that the father was only good for his money. Father was always suspicious when his children was being kind and around him. The first question was how much money they wanted. They were never around when things were going well for them... only when they needed dad for money.

We have all somewhat fallen into this trap. How often do we run to our heavenly father when things go well? How often do we run to Him when we need help? Do we thank Him for the many small things that do go well for us? Most often we are either content when things go well and chalk it up to a job well done by ourselves or it was luck that brought us this fortune. We do give God credit when big things do come our way, especially after we have prayed for Him, but forget him when it comes to the daily good things that do happen.

All good things, including the everyday small ones, comes from our heavenly Father. He is always watching over us and providing for our needs. Let us always look to Him, and give our praise for all things.

"How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you." (Psalm 31:19)