I recently read an interesting take on blessings-probably something I should have long heard/realized. We should never looking at a blessing as something given just for me. Perhaps we should always think two things...
1. Thank You God for entrusting this blessing to me. I know it is a gift from You.
2. How can I use this as an opportunity to bless someone else? The blessing will be more rewarding if it's not all about me.
Do these things come naturally? Not at first. Not in a 'me first/mine kind of world’. But we aren't called to live according to the norm, doing what comes naturally. We are called to rise above. Be set apart. Be different. Be pure in every way. "Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure" (1 John 3:3). Philippians 2:3-4 says, Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. What blessing do you have that might need to be shared today? I know of the ultimate gift/blessing that I have that I need to better share with others-a relationship with Jesus. How often do you/I share this precious gift? Blessings in your pursuit…….TO
1. Thank You God for entrusting this blessing to me. I know it is a gift from You.
2. How can I use this as an opportunity to bless someone else? The blessing will be more rewarding if it's not all about me.
Do these things come naturally? Not at first. Not in a 'me first/mine kind of world’. But we aren't called to live according to the norm, doing what comes naturally. We are called to rise above. Be set apart. Be different. Be pure in every way. "Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure" (1 John 3:3). Philippians 2:3-4 says, Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. What blessing do you have that might need to be shared today? I know of the ultimate gift/blessing that I have that I need to better share with others-a relationship with Jesus. How often do you/I share this precious gift? Blessings in your pursuit…….TO
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