I Feel Abundant When…

-          The water tanks are full & I know we have enough water to do the dishes, flush the toilet, and take showers for a day

-          We have 2 dishes instead of 1 to go with our rice.  Usually for lunch, we get lentil soup over rice and dinner, vegetable curry over rice.  I feel abundant when we have an additional dish of egg and tomato.

-          I have a mattress to sleep on because when I sleep on hard surfaces (like floors), there’s always a huge gap between my back and the surface.

-          I have meat in my bowl.  Eating meat is something special for those who are eating on a tight budget in India & it only occurs once a week.

-          I don’t have to wash my underwear for a week because I have more than 2.

-          I have 2 different fruits to eat in 1 day.

-          I can stop and buy a 40 cent chilled drink if I’m thirsty.  I can afford it while many cannot.

-          There is electricity and we can pump water from the bore well and I can play the keyboard without wasting the batteries.

“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.  I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.  I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” (Phil 4:12-13)