Do you believe that you are blessed by God? It is very important to know that we are blessed by God, we are being blessed by God, and we will be blessed by God. Jeremiah 17:7 clearly defines what blessed means. Being blessed is for those who put their trust and confidence in God. Sometimes even if we are already believers, we fail to put our trust and confidence solely to the Lord. Now, ask yourself to whom are you putting your trust to? In your business, bank book, or relationship? The Bible tells us that those who put their trust and confidence in the Lord are the ones who are truly blessed. They are like trees planted along the river bank and they do not worry in the year of drought. Their leaves remain green and they continue to bear fruit.
It is hard to look for something you do not know. Recognize the characteristic of someone that do not have the blessings of God. One is being quick tempered. If you have already experienced the blessings of the Lord, you will not be hot headed; rather you will be warm-hearted and cool headed. Negativity is also a characteristics of people who do not have the blessings of the God. They always look at the negative side of the people and life. If you are blessed, you won’t bother looking for the negative aspect of the things around you anymore. You will just see all the goodness in your situation and in the people around you.
Here are three manifestation of somebody who is blessed.
1. FRESH ALWAYS
Did you know that God does not give leftover blessings? The Bible tells us that the grace and mercy of God are fresh and new every morning. Our God is a God of freshness.
As I was reading the Bible, I noticed that there are a lot of verses that compare believers to plants like these:
They are like trees planted along the river bank, bearing fruits each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
-Psalm 1:3 (NLT)
For they are transplanted the Lord’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. Even in old age they will still bear fruit; they will still remain vital and green.
-Psalm 92:13-14 (NLT)
Sometimes it is sad to see that we immerse ourselves in different things that take away our focus from God. There is the television, internet, modern gadgets and so much more that snatches our attention and consumes our time and effort. And we wonder why we are feeling dry or depressed. The Bible tells us that those who focus themselves in the Lord and those who immerse themselves in prayer are like the trees planted along the river bank wherein they will never be dry but remain healthy, green and bear fruits.
When you know you are blessed you won’t have to say a word. People around you will just notice it because it is all over you. A person that is blessed by God is always fresh.
2. FEARS NOTHING
When God blesses, it is irrevocable. You can stand out against anything because you know that the Lord has blessed you.. if our God is for us the what can stand against us? A person that God blessed fears nothing. Such people will not be overcome by evil.
Those who are righteous will be long remembered. They do not fear for bad news; they confidently trust in the Lord to care for them. They are confident and fearless and can face their foes triumphantly.
-Psalm 112:6-8
The greatest blessing that we could have in life is the love and favor of the Lord. We have to understand that being blessed by God should always reflect courage in our lives. Danger may be real but fear is a choice.
3 3. FRUITFULNESS
People who are blessed need not boast about it. They bear fruits and others witness that truth in their lives. For they are transplanted in the Lord’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. Even in old age they will produce fruit; they will still remain vital and green.
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