This is from a previous post "really need to study 'blessing' because I hear people say they have this or that and it's proof they are being blessed by God - living under His blessing BUT I know people that don't believe in God or they aren't living perfectly and they kind of know God that ARE just as blessed in that area - let's use an example.......
"A great crop this year I canned 41 quarts She has 14 -16 plus a mess to eat so I am thinking someone else can have some"
This person does not go out and pray over their 'crops' they just work hard and do what the instructions say to do. They have an overabundance to share.
Now others say they pray over their 'crops' and it's proof of God's blessing, they are living under the blessing."
I was just starting my walk and prayer time when all of a sudden, as I was thanking God for so many things over these past several days, I went back to the.....I know there are others that have not accepted You, Lord and they have been blessed in this way, so what is the difference?
Then it hit me!! It hit me so hard I laughed out loud and was full of joy - that's it!!! Thank You, Lord.
You see good things/blessings do happen to all of us, but those of us that have accepted the Lord as our Savior, that truly have a hearts desire to serve Him and please Him and be the Light in this world for Him.....well we have something else that deepens that blessing.
When I am blessed by the Lord, this blessing go deep inside of me, deep in my spirit and touches His Spirit in me. There is a lasting thankfulness and gratitude that comes with the blessing, not at the object, action, or circumstance but at God. It's hard to describe because it needs to be experienced.
Being thankful for a blessing because you know who loves you so very much, who fearfully and wonderfully created you in your mothers womb, who sent His son to live and die for YOU.....well that makes these blessings something special.
There is a pureness, a goodness and a genuine love in the blessings that God bestows upon, His children.
I also believe He blesses the unsaved to try and get that 'amount of faith' He has deposited in each one of us, to rise up and say--this blessing is so much more than an earthly/worldly blessing - there is a Spirit of joy, contentment and amazement that just wells up and I need to find out more about this God I hear people talking about. Maybe God will bring you to remembrance as they say, that's the difference in the blessing.....enter your name....always seems to enjoy it longer and it always pointed people to God."
I wanted to write this now because as the Lord speaks to me I need to get on it not shelve it. When I have put God on hold I have lost way too much.
What was I doing when all this came to me? I was starting my prayer time. Before my husband goes to work I pray over him and when he walks out the door I continue to pray. I was beginning to thank the Lord for so many things because I have been sick since Saturday, today is Wednesday - bladder infection and the first set of antibiotics did not work so on a new one. That in itself was a testimony of God's goodness, maybe I'll blog what I went through later, for now......I didn't dwell on the sickness/pain, I began to thank God for all that my husband, my boss at work, friends, etc had done, especially my husband.....I just began to thank Him and ask Him to bless these people. It was a sincere thankful spirit and it chases everything else away....then I hear from God and I get this big smile and well you read the rest :-)
Our blessings should be so much more than just a blessing anyone receives - it should ALWAYS point to God and give us a testimony to the truth of His Word. We should have a smile and joy and a brightness that lights up Jesus and not wear a frown or a face that looks like we sucked a lemon. When you can do that.....you are walking in a true blessing from God and you are blessing Him back.
Time to return to my prayer walk.
May the Lord bless each one of you by revealing a Truth to something you are seeking.
