It's so easy to get wrapped up in our own little worlds and to only think "inside the box."  Sometimes life can get crazy!  Yesterday, I was wallowing in my own self pity- things weren't going "my way."  Sometimes I just need a reminder of how much I am blessed. 

Did you know that in Haiti there are still over 400,000 children that are homeless from the earthquake that occurred last year?

If you look up some of the footage (with your parents' permission, of course), you will see that some of these children are left without parents because their parents have died.  But other children are left without parents because their parents have no way of taking care of their kids.  There is not enough  food and water for themselves, let alone their children, so the parents have taken their children and dropped them off at an orphanage where they will have food.

And I think of the devastation that just occurred in Japan...

I am not bringing this stuff up to make you feel sad and hopeless.  I am telling you this, so you will open your eyes to the way God has blessed you so much today.

II Corinthians 9:8-  God takes care of our needs so that we can take care of others.

I have all that I need and more...much, much more! 

Take a moment of your time today to thank Him for blessing your life.  And, now, ask God to bless the life of those who are less fortunate.  Take it a step further, and ask God to start preparing your heart now for what He wants you to do with your blessings in the future.

God loves YOU!

**With your parents' permission, watch the music video "Shaken," by Hawk Nelson.