A Grateful Heart

It says in II Timothy 3:1-5 that "in the last days perilous times shall come," and it describes what that's going to look like--and sound like.  It's pretty horrible!  But one word I'd like to center on this morning is being UNTHANKFUL.  I was raised to say "please" and "thank you."  I was taught to be "grateful" for things and to have "good manners."  Mom would often say, "If you can't say anything nice--don't say anything at all!" 

We're so careless ("I could care less!") with words today.  In this "It's all about ME" society, we are more prone to COMPLAIN if things don't go exactly our way, or center on us.  Philippians 2:14-15 says to "do all things without grumbling or disputing," which simply means STOP COMPLAINING.   Complaining is like a dark cloud that covers the SON-shine!

We're told to be "the light of the world," [Matthew 5:14]--but we add to the darkness in this world and dim our light when we complain, grumble, or cause arguments.

So--bring a little SON-shine into the world today; brighten the corner where you live; let your light bring a ray of hope, laughter, or a tint of color into a drab, dark corner of someone's life.  Smile....bless somebody today!  Say a kind word and be of good cheer!  FORGET NOT THE LITTLE THINGS!  (They can impact a person in a BIG WAY!)