One of the things that we rely on most in our lives is money. Money is the key to everything. Without money it is almost impossible to get anywhere in life. Money pays our bills, buys our food and is also the measure of success for most people. It is also the one thing we complain about the most.

I know someone who is very wealthy and yet when you speak to him he always tells you just how tight things are at the moment. He never has enough money, and if you ask him why things are tight with him he will tell you that he just bought new property or a new home or that he just sold his Porsche and bought a better one. And when you look at this it is not because he does not have money it is because it is going well and he is getting money, that he can do all these things.

We so often complain about things so much so that we do not see the blessing hidden behind them. This man is having the live of his dreams and yet he is complaining about it. 

Complaining has become such a part of our lives that we cannot go without it. I know a young lady who is a single mother of two. She works for a very small salary and yet whenever you ask her how she is doing she never complains and it is always going well. She always refers to the beautiful day and the bright sunshine. She even sees the sunshine on the coldest day of winter.

Instead of being grateful for the things we receive in our lives we complain about it. We are never happy with what we have no wonder we don’t get anything better in our lives. No wonder our dreams do not come true. All because we don’t have appreciation for the things we have at the moment. My brother is always complaining about his house and his job instead of saying thank you that he has a job. He always wants to know from me why I have the life of my dreams and I always give him the same answer. I have learned to be grateful for the little things I have and that is why I can appreciate the big things in my life.

If we are grateful for the things we have and do and we see it as a blessing rather than a burden more great things will come our way. You cannot expect to drive a Porsche if you are not grateful for the Ford you have at the moment. The point is that you have a car to get from point A to point B. It might not be your dream car but it is there and we need to be grateful for having it. The more gratitude we have in our lives the more we will receive.

By displaying gratitude you also show that you are ready to receive bigger and better things in your life. We must learn to give and be grateful before we can be grateful for receiving.

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