We Are His Creation

How many times in life do we pray for something and heavily rely on the lord when times are hard, but when we get what we want or things seem to come easy we forget to involve him in our lives.  It is so easy to recognize his hands in every aspect of our lives when we are searching for it.  Life is a constant miracle.  But when we get prideful and forget who gives us all, we fall into a dangerous place.  In Luke 17:14-19  it talks about the 10 lepers who were healed by Jesus.

It reads,

14 "And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests.  And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed."

15 "And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,"

16 "And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan."

17 "And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed?  but where are the nine?

18 "There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger."

19 "And he said unto him, Arise, go they way: they faith hath made thee whole."

How happy God must be when we are sensitive enough to the spirit that we can recognize his hand in our lives, and take the time to express our gratitude.

With gratitude in our hearts, we are more capable of reaching out to others and being an instrument in God's hands.  The leper that turned back to thank Jesus surely had family and friends that he could wait to go back to and tell of the great news, but he understood what was most important and he prioritized Christ over all.

I am learning in my life that the key to confidence and happiness is gratitude.  As we acknowledge all that God grants us every day, life is so beautiful and full.  It is especially important to recognize how lucky you are to be you.  I think that as were learn to humble ourselves to God, and truly love ourselves, we are telling God that we are grateful for all that he has made us.  We are his creation.