Here are 48 Reasons I still feel rich and blessed in 2009:
- I am an adopted child of the King.
- I know where I'm going when I leave this earth!
- God owns it all and has promised to provide for me.
- God keeps His promises!
- God's economy does not equal our economy.
- With God's help, I can survive and thrive in even the most difficult of circumstances.
- I am in the center of God's will.
- I am doing what He has called me to do.
- My calling is a perfect blend of my talents, abilities, interests, and fun.
- I serve a great church.
- My pastor and and my boss are the best.
- I love my work!
- I have a wonderfully flexible work environment.
- Our church orchestra is a great, close-knit family that I feel privileged to serve.
- I have been blessed with the awesome opportunity in assuming a secondary role of Stewardship Pastor at my church.
- My work pays me well.
- I have been blessed in developing a side-business that provides additional financial support and a creative outlet for my abilities (www.mystaffarranger.com).
- We are blessed to have the ability to financially give above the tithe.
- I am blessed with a beautiful, supportive wife.
- My wife loves me and I love her with all my heart.
- My wife has a good part-time job that provides additional income for the family.
- My wife is an incredibly talented singer.
- I have two beautiful, intelligent daughters.
- My daughters love me and I love them with all my heart.
- We are blessed that both my wife's and my parents are still living.
- I have two cool brothers...
- And two great sisters-in-law
- My wife and I both have great extended families.
- My family is healthy.
- We are blessed to have good health insurance.
- We're debt free as of June 2007 thanks to Dave Ramsey and Crown Financial Ministries!
- We have a small emergency fund.
- We can cashflow expenses, needs, and desires.
- My wife and I have a new KING size bed. It's awesome.
- We have a roof over our heads.
- We have two reliable, paid-for cars.
- We have an abundance of clothes and shoes to wear.
- We have heat in the winter and A/C in the summer.
- We have a washer and dryer to keep or clothes clean and fresh.
- Our house has a 2 car garage to store our vehicles and keep them out of the elements (side note: other than regular routine maintenance, I think this is the second greatest reason we are able to keep our used cars going as long as we do.)
- We can afford to take time out of our busy schedules to travel to see the various sides of our family on a regular basis.
- We can afford to take a family vacation at least once a year.
- My wife and I both have cell phones and a home land line.
- We own two TVs
- We can afford cable and high-speed internet.
- We own a desktop PC, a notebook PC, a Mac iBook, and a wireless router to connect them all.
- We can afford to eat out for both time convenience and pleasure 2-3 times per week.
- I can (begrudgingly) afford to pay my federal and state estimated income taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, utilities taxes, property taxes, business taxes... (hmmm, I think we're paying too much in taxes!).