You Are Blessed the Moment You Believe

Who are those that are truly blessed in life?
How can we measure blessing of God in a person's life?
Is it measured by how much money you have in a bank, the model of a car you are driving?
Is blessing measured by how big your house is or how high end your gadgets are?
Are these your gauge to determine your blessings?

Interestingly, the Bible gives us a different standard in measuring blessings. Quite different from standards of this material world. If you really dig into the Bible, you'll discover that the people who are truly blessed are those who have the right character, attitude, and perspective in life. You see something so good to these people that you always want to be with them. A true blessing is beyond the external.

In the sermon on the mount, Jesus started off that long sermon with: Blessed are those who are humble. Because the ones who are humbles are the one God uses as a channel of blessing. Blessed are those who have pure hearts and those who really forgive. When your heart is pure, it is impossible for you to look into the negative side because you can see that God is at working in everything.

One of the thing I discovered in the Bible is that the people who have the right heart, attitude, and character are the people who are being blessed externally as well. They do not become proud rather they became humble for they can see that God is the one allows it to happen. It will not be possible without God. The blessing of God is something very personal.

In our verse today, Jesus told His disciple, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.” John 20:29. Believing is something that comes within. It is not just a lip service. It is not affected by the external. It starts and comes from the heart. We all know that the heart is the very core of our being. Proverb 4:23 (NIV) states that, "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."
This is the reason why I can say to you that you are blessed not because of answered prayers but you are blessed simply because you believe. This is the power of believing in God. I just want to give emphasis on these two points:

1. Believing Desires a Deeper Intimacy with God 

For some people God is like a genie or a magician. They want  what they pray for to happen in an instant. If the can't have it right away, they view God as a phony. God is not like that. He is not a machine or a genie. Before sin. Adam and Eve were very close to God. The moment they stopped believing in God and believed in the lies of the enemy is the time when they became separated from God.


Unbelief is the mother of all sins. It separates us from God. The bible characters who already experienced the real God, do not look into the material and external anymore. God is their biggest blessing. All they need is God. All they ask for is a deeper and closer relationship with God. Whenever we pray, is it really God we want to seek or we are after what God can give us?

   2.  Believing Develops Strength of Character.
        Romans 5:3-5 (NLT)

A person who truly believes is not disappointed. They are confident that all things that happen are actually God's will. One thing I discovered, in my life as a christian, is that when I go through tough times I never stopped believing. If you believe, trials will make you stronger. The enemy can throw bad thing to you but if you believe God will turn all things around you, for you good so that you can have the right character. and we can be a blessing to others.

There are seasons in our lives where we cannot understand the ways of the Lord. There are times when we cannot appreciate what God wants us to do. In times like these, God want us to trust in Him and to believe in Him. Abraham passed this test when God asked him to offer his only son. He just believe in God. The Lord provided Abraham with an offering and he need not to kill his son anymore. I don't know what you are going through right now. What I know is that God is there and He will provide. All you have to do is to never stop believing. When you believe, God can turn things around for your good. The blessing is in the believing.