Appreciate everything we have, because it can all be lost

The power of God never ceases to amaze me! The recent tornadoes in the Alabama area reminded me of what He can do with a ?little? wind. So many times a lot of us think we have the world by the ?handle?, and then a storm comes up and we loose the handle.

There are those who say they do not believe in God because they can?t see Him. It seems to me that that is very lame reasoning. I have never seen wind, but to deny that wind exists would be crazy. Nobody has seen wind. We can feel it! We can hear it! We can even measure wind speed! We know of its goodness and severity. We may see the goodness on a hot summer?s day as a cool breeze lessens our suffering of the sun?s heat. Or the severity as we see storms such as hurricanes, tornadoes and straight line winds move through communities reeking havoc wherever they touch.

Many of us are blessed in so many ways and rarely do we stop to appreciate them, or think about where these things come from. It?s easy to get so wrapped up in self that we begin to think it is we ourselves that got the stuff we have. But we should think a lot about who gave us the things we have. Yeah, we can say we did it ourselves. But one small crisis might take away our ability to function, for who do we call? We should remember it only takes an unseen wind to turn our world upside down.

What would it take to make us really appreciate what we have? Few of us are millionaires. Think about it, would you actually want to be?

What is freedom worth to you? Perhaps a million dollars? That is probably what it would cost most of us. I would imagine having a million dollars would erase most, if not all of our freedoms. Those that may know we have it may try in every was possible to get what we may have. What kind of freedom would that be for the millionaire? When is worth more, happiness and freedom that cannot be bought, sold or blown to who knows where? Or a large amount of material wealth? Which would be worth more to you? Which would give you a greater peace of mind?

At any rate, no matter how much we have today, it could be totally wiped out tomorrow by a little wind or even by fire. What certainties do we have? We may think we will do something tomorrow. We may, but we may not.

?And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.? Deu 8:17-18

?The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.? Psa 19:1-3.