Gas costs $3.79 a gallon and since we live in the middle of nowhere, we drive everywhere. Grocery costs have gone up by 20-30% and everything else seems to be following suit. The media brodcasts our economic plight daily with a plummeting DOW, inflation and a host of other words like "recession." People's stomachs are tied in knots trying to figure out how to weather this economic storm.
And yet, here I sit in my well-insulated home, at my computer, with a full stomach. Here's a few sobering statistics that have kept things in perspective for me:
*At least 54% of the world's population lives on less than $3 a day
That's MORE THAN HALF THE WORLD!!!
*91% of the world lives on less than $10,000 a year.
Which means most of us are in the top 10% of the world when it comes to finances.
So, what was it we were grumbling about?
And yet, here I sit in my well-insulated home, at my computer, with a full stomach. Here's a few sobering statistics that have kept things in perspective for me:
*At least 54% of the world's population lives on less than $3 a day
That's MORE THAN HALF THE WORLD!!!
*91% of the world lives on less than $10,000 a year.
Which means most of us are in the top 10% of the world when it comes to finances.
So, what was it we were grumbling about?
Comments
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.
But the greatest blessing is found in Christ.
Thanks for the reminder. As I fill up, I will think of others. Better yet, maybe I will remember to pray for them or give to them.