When I remember to, I try to thank God for all the different gifts He has given me. Not sure how often I remember to though. I need to get into the habit of saying a prayer of thanks regularly, like after my meals, when I get out of the car after a safe journey, at the end of the day, etc.
Since I have more money than I need, I donate to the Church and to charities. Also drop the busker / beggar a coin sometimes.
I try to respect everyone, this is hard with people who have given me a reason to be angry at them though. I try to see the good side in people and to appreciate that like me they are children of God.
What stops me from being poor in spirit?
Sometimes, taking things for granted, even forgetting to thank God for something after I have prayed for it and recieved it.
Sometimes, being too self absorbed, worrying about what I want, which gives me less time for worrying about what others want.
If someone is an ‘enemy’ of mine then I don’t see them as a person in their own right, I only see the bad that they do and say.
I still have difficulty trying to be humble - even though I understand that it is God who deserves the credit for whatever I achieve, I still desire to be the centre of attention, on a pedestal as a person who has done some great thing. Sometimes I will also think ‘I could do it better than that’ when I see someone else try to do something. Also I have problems with jealousy sometimes, wanting what someone else has got.
