The Gratitude Attitude

This blog makes me think of my grandmother Stricklin. She never had much earthly wealth. A small house, old cars, living month to month. She spend most of her life in poor health, but was always thankful for everything God have given her. She puts me to shame; I’m sure every one of you has someone in your mind that reminds you of that grateful attitude.
How much do we need to make us grateful? And when I say us I mean me too. It's been going on since the Garden of Eden, even paradise was not enough for Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve were a lot like us they wanted just one thing. More!
The story of mankind is a story of God’s grace and man’s ingratitude. That’s what it is, from start to finish, that's what it's about. The story of the fall is not a story of a fall from human perfection to human imperfection. It’s a story of a fall from grace to ingratitude.
And you know what, it sounds simple but the way we get to God is to come back into that state of gratitude.
I think one of the fundamental sin’s of humanity is ingratitude. If we in one moment could see and know everything that God has done for us. Every blessing, every yes miracle, every time he has moved us out of harms way. I don’t think our hearts or our minds could contain it.
It seems like only when we lose something do we realized what we had. Do we have to get sick before we are grateful for our health and for our life? Do we have to go broke before we are grateful for all the material blessings God has given us?