All of us as parents should want our children to be better off than we are.

Dr. Tony Evans says that's only natural, but hoping they're blessed with bigger and better

things falls short of the mark.

The blessing in the Bible while it included stuff included much more.

This is the alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, author, speaker, senior pastor of Oaklev

Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas, and President of the Urban Alternative.

If blessings in your life seem to be few and far between, Dr. Evans says it may be the result

of something you've given away, maybe without even knowing it.

Today he'll talk about the blessing and how we can get it back.

Let's join him.

One years ago I was on a trip and on this trip my son Jonathan was traveling with me as

he does when I'm needing someone to go with me.

I walked up to the counter and I asked if there were any upgrades available because of the

amount of miles I've flown on American I can request upgrades if they are available

and she said yes there is an upgrade available.

Well if you get upgraded then you can get an companion upgrade as well.

That is the person flying with you can also upgrade if you get the upgrade.

So I said I would like to also upgrade my son who is traveling with me.

She looked at our computer and then she said I am so sorry we can't upgrade him.

I said but didn't you say you had a seat for me and there was another seat available?

He says yes she said yes there is a seat for you there is another seat available but I

can't upgrade him.

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