January 30, 2015. Madison, GA. Taking it for granted

We are a spoiled and pampered nation. We take for granted that there will be enough of whatever we need, there will always be easy access to materials, food, water, fuel and so many other things we assume will always be available before we run out of what we have. We have more than enough clothing for every weather condition and we can even choose the styles and colors we most desire. In every aspect of life we take it for granted that we will never do without.
The other night, we were watching our one television station, enjoying the warmth of a space heater in our motor home, and about to heat up some food in our microwave. Suddenly there was a "pop"; the tv went dark, the heater shut off and the microwave stopped microwaving. A breaker had been tripped and while we still had lights we were lacking three things we have always taken for granted. In a regular house, we can run virtually everything electrical at the same time without hearing that "pop". This time, the breaker wouldn't reset for quite a while, but it finally did and all was back to normal.
How many times do we hear that a computer is down, our records are not coming up at the utility company, or our bank account shows a zero balance? How often do we find the item we want at the store is on back order or the doctor can't see us for 2 months and we are sick now? When we think back 20 or 30 or 40 or 50 or.........(you get the point), we did without a lot of the things we now take for granted, and we managed to survive without it and now when we have to do without it, well, we are in a panic - what are we going to do?
Just for a moment, imagine some countries around the world, where they have no idea of what we are even talking about when we talk about computers, vehicular travel, electricity, clean water, adequate shelter, shoes, three meals a day, parents, school, hope.......(you get the point). Yes, we are a spoiled and pampered nation. Help us, Lord, to be more aware of the needs of others, the abundance we enjoy, and how You would have us do something to close the gap between them and us.

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