Half the world — nearly three billion people — live on less than two dollars a day.
The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the poorest 48 nations (i.e. a quarter of the world’s countries) is less than the wealth of the world’s three richest people combined.
Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
Less than one per cent of what the world spent every year on weapons was needed to put every child into school by the year 2000 and yet it didn’t happen.
1 billion children live in poverty (1 in 2 children in the world). 640 million live without adequate shelter, 400 million have no access to safe water, 270 million have no access to health services. 10.6 million died in 2003 before they reached the age of 5 (or roughly 29,000 children per day).
So tell me, why do you suppose God chose to bless YOU? What makes YOU so special?
There's billions of people who could use some answers...
2007-07-09 12:30:58 · 17 answers · asked by ? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Materialism is not a measure of God's blessing.
Many times people with the most worldly goods are the most devoid of God's blessing.
2007-07-09 12:33:57 · answer #1 · answered by TEK 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
To be affluent is not a measure of God's blessing. In fact affluence can often blind us to Him and the many blessings He has to give. Jesus said that heaven was made for such as these when talking about the little children. To them God showed His mercy by taking them to a place where they will never know pain or hunger or fear again. Often third world people will have faith in God that few of us are ever privileged to experience and although poor in our eyes will be so rich in Spirit. Sometimes it is in our weaknesses that God shows His strength and many of these people are blessed in the true sense because having lost everything else, all they have left is faith and they will be with Him in Glory. That is God's blessing!
2007-07-09 13:07:06 · answer #2 · answered by lix 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
God's blessings rain on the just and unjust (Matt 5:45 NIV). I am so grateful that God chose to bless me with the necessities to survive and live in a country where we have freedoms to worship God. I am thankful that I was led to Christ so that I may praise Him for all the blessings He provided to me when I know I did not deserve them. For it was revealed to me that it is not material wealth that leads us to heaven.
One thing that I noticed, going into the barrios of third world countries like the country of my birthplace, is that their hunger for God is so much more pure, intense, and fervent than in my adopted homeland. Why is that? What is it about their attitude that makes them more spiritually wealthy than I, in many many ways? Well, there you have it.
2007-07-09 12:50:33 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. G™ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am blessed to have wisdom.
Proverbs 3: 13-14
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding. For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver and gold.
In other words to know God and understand his word is like the biggest blessing a person can have. Better than anything that a person get have on earth.
2007-07-09 12:50:05 · answer #4 · answered by Violet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I am blessed, not because of anything that I have done,
but more, because,of what Jesus has done for me.
I'm certainly not rich or anything like that, Jesus is all the
riches I need. Thank You, and I pray God's blessings on
you, also.
Jesus Is Lord.
2007-07-09 13:16:21 · answer #5 · answered by Brilliant 1forHIM 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm very much blessed & so thankful for everything he has bestowed on me...& I"m not speaking from a material perspective. I'm thankful for the little things and I'm thankful for life, my family, my friends, simple things that people take for granted,- to be able to walk, to see, to hear etc etc..
2007-07-09 14:53:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be Blessed, do this and let other people know about it too:
Have UnConditional Love and Peace by accomplishing this:
Create Your Relationship with Our Creator.
2007-07-09 12:37:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It isn't so much a question as to why god chose to bless me and my family as it is why do those of us that are blessed sit idly by and do nothing?
2007-07-09 12:45:05 · answer #8 · answered by drg5609 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
im blessed because i wake up each day on Gods green earth. even if i was dirt poor id still be blessed. i grew up with nothing and maybe a meal a day. survived alcoholic drug abusing parents. a father who abused us and i survived, yes im blessed.
2007-07-09 12:34:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
life is for the joy of living........
you have a guilt complex...
you never saw war ? or been in a firefight?
the world is harsh, each of us has a burden
dont throw your guilt on others
get off your butt and do something worthwhile.........not a stupid rant on yahoo
2007-07-09 12:37:45 · answer #10 · answered by captainamerica 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋