James 1: 12-18

"One of the classic hymns of the church is entitled "Count Your Blessings."It highlights our tendency to tally our temptations and count our complaints rather than county our blessings. Take two minutes right now and compile as long a list as you can of all the items and people you consider as God's blessings in your life. In what ways have you received good gifts from God?" Max Lucado

1. Family that loves me
2. Friends that are always there
3. A christian group on campus
4. Each new day
5. The ability to breathe
6. The beautiful animals and trees
7. My church family
8. The freedom to worship and praise God
9. A roof over my head
10. A car to get from place to place

There are so many things to be thankful for each day and when we think on the things to be thankful for we are taking our focus off the negative things in life that are pulling us away from God. There are so many temptations in todays world with the growing technology. Teens today are faced with peer pressure, and there is an image they are "suppose" to portray or be throughout the years. If you don't have a cell phone or an ipod you are looked at poorly, sadly it even affects relationships with people now. This generation has become self-centered. I am not perfect and I myself have been self-centered at times, and sometimes I still am. I try hard to care about others more than myself but sometimes it is too easy to get wrapped up in ourselves. I love my technology and I have had temptations come up from them that are terribly hard to resist, but I manage to resist with the help of my Lord! It becomes easy to resist temptation when you remember to thank God each day for all the blessings he puts in your life instead of just coming when something goes wrong. Things go wrong when we try to take control of our own lives instead of allowing God each and every day!