Leviticus 9:23 NLT
Then Moses and Aaron went into the
Tabernacle, and when they came back out, they blessed the people again, and the glory of the Lord appeared to
the whole community.
One of the most obvious
truths is that we are blessed. To live
in America is a blessing. To be part of
a family is a blessing. There are many
of those type things that we can and must point to as blessings, yet I think we
must go farther.
Those who have chosen to
follow God are blessed, and if we stop long enough, we can literally “count our
blessings” as we see and experience the hand of God in our lives. Like when Moses and Aaron stepped out of the
temple there was a time when God met with His people, moved within His
character, which is way outside and beyond human expectations, and His
blessings on His kids are too numerous to count.
Ephesians 1:3 NLT
All praise to God, the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed
us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united
with Christ.
We are blessed by God so
that we take the blessings to another level or to share them with others. Blessings are often times the things that God
teaches us through. Blessings are not
always in the positive category.
“Some people come in our life as
blessings. Some come in your life as lessons.”
― Mother Teresa
That’s tough. To learn from the blessings, the good and the
bad, is a must for all who want to be who God made us to be. Really it takes swallowing our pride to learn
from the difficult blessings.
How we see our blessings
will change how we respond to our blessings.
Think about it for a minute. When
you get extra money, which is a blessing, do you bless others? When you learn big truth, do you take notes
and share it with others?
Proverbs 22:9 NLT
Blessed are those who are generous,
because they feed the poor.
When we come to the place where we give simply
because we have an unselfish, liberal heart of gratitude toward God, we will be well on the road to
the blessed life. – Robert Morris, The
Blessed Life
There is more to blessings
than simply taking them all in. In fact
the blessings God gives are always tied to using them for the good of others
and for the glory of God. Blessings are
meant to be shared.
Step up and do something
with what you have been given.
Acknowledge your blessings. Point
them toward God. It is an act of faith.
Luke 1:45 NLT
You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said.
Get personal about our
blessings. They are tied to your
relationship with God. He has decided
and chosen to love us and to load our lives with the things that give us joy
and work for the best good of God’s kingdom.
That is why we have to see our blessings from God’s point of view as
life, in human thinking, is often not fair.
“In a world that contains tragedies, we
must realize that they’re vastly outnumbered by blessings.” ― David Jeremiah,
What Are You
Afraid Of?
Blessings outnumber our
pain. Blessings lead us out of
struggles. Blessings remind us that the
next steps will come with more blessings.
You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am
giving you today.
We are blessed so that we
can give back to God and share with others.
Blessings are real and are in all of our lives! As you begin your day or continue your day,
spend time confessing this truth …
YOU ARE “Blessed to be a
blessing”
NOTE: don't forget to change your clocks Saturday night (spring forward 1 hour) so you are not late for church on Sunday!
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