Gratitude Is A Choice :)

We’ve all heard the story of the Ten Lepers that Jesus healed. They begged for mercy, and He gave it :). Healing them all!

To know just what a wonderful gift His healing was, one has to know a bit about leprosy. It’s a horrific illness. Sores cover your body, including your face! In those days, if you had leprosy, you became a complete outcast, even from your family. No one wanted to catch it! Some became paralyzed; some became blind. It was a horrific disease!

To be healed was truly a miraculous gift that not only healed one physically, but brought one back to their family and friends! Can you imagine how incredibly filled with joy they were?

And yet, only one of the ten healed lepers returned to thank Jesus. He was a Samaritan. And Jesus said to him:

“¹⁷ Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? ¹⁸ Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” ¹⁹ Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”-Luke 17:17-19

But where were the other 9? And how often do we ourselves forget to thank and praise God for the wonderful things He gives us?

Praise and thank God today! No matter where we are in life, there is much we can be grateful for! Gratitude is a choice; given to us by God Himself, choose wisely 🙂