A Lesson of Humility

I was also a part of the team that went to India last spring along with JJ. It was an experience that I cherish and will never forget! The people over there, although so many of them had so little, were so incredibly loving and giving. When we went to visit some of the church members in their homes(which were typically 2 maybe 3 rooms with mud or a cement type floor covered by handmade rugs. they had a humble kitchen with a stone type firplace to cook in, one bedroom for the family, and then the small sitting area with maybe a couple chairs)...they went above and beyond bringing bananas, cookies, tea, or coffee to us. They were so welcoming, so giving, even when they had so little(or maybe, they have more than we do). That is a thought I think about a lot. They seem so much more content, so happy while we over here in America, live in huge homes(especially in comparison to theirs), have two, three, sometimes more cars, pools, multiple indoor bathrooms with plumbing...it literally boggles my mind how we have all this and yet are always so unhappy, so unsatisified, and give so much of ourselves, our time to attain more and more. The Christian families we met there have God and their families at the center of their lives. It was so refreshing and humbling. I know I've said it before on here, but I think that poverty is truly a blessing in disguise.