"A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves." -Henry Ward Beecher
I love this quote for the fact that it makes me reflect upon my own actions to determine how proud I am. If I feel as though I have been cheated out of something that I have not earned or is not mine to begin with, then I need to adjust my course to be thankful for the things I do have. King Benjamin actually put it best when he said:
"I say unto you that if ye should serve him who has created you from the beginning, and is preserving you from day to day, by lending you breath, that ye may live and move and do according to your own will, and even supporting you from one moment to another — I say, if ye should serve him with all your whole souls yet ye would be unprofitable servants." (Mosiah 2:21)
When I think of it in those terms, everything I have down to my most basic breath is a gift. Since gifts from our Father are freely given whether we choose to reciprocate or not, it might well be said that everything we receive is more than we deserve. I hope that as we enter this week of Thanksgiving that we will renew our commitment to actively demonstrate our gratitude to our Father for the myriad of gifts that are ours.
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