These thoughts and beliefs are not necessarily the thoughts or beliefs of those who attend The FUSION! My mind is off the wall and sprat-tic to some and may be under the influence of coffee! If you like comfortable and easy then this blog is not for you! If you like to challenge status quo and look outside the box and think what if and is that possible if I try then we will get along well! I love to call all into question that which is and ask the hard questions of why? P.S. No comments will be posted as anonymous! Get a pair!

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

You're Blessed--Now What?

We say we live in a blessed nation. We say our children are a blessing.  The Bible says God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing. My family feels blessed when I'm under the influence of caffeine. And can we just say "blessed" in a single syllable or do we have to say "bless-ed" in two syllables, olde-english style? What's all this blessing about?

God has clearly stated some radical promises for all who believe in Him: they will become great, be honored, have a certain brand of celebrity associated with their name, and everyone on the earth will feel the benefits of just being around these people! (Genesis 12:2-3) Pretty incredible! That's where I want to live!

I don't know about you, but I'm not exactly bursting with joy and rainbows and lollipops first thing in the morning...I need a little reminder of just how bless-ed I am!

It's my sneaky suspicion that we all need that reminder. So where do we find this? In the morning news or out of an equally-groggy family member's mouth?!? Yah, sounds stupid...but that's what we do! Actually, it would be helpful to study "blessings" in the Bible. So like a good pastor, I've studied it out for you (thanks, Google) and here's some stuff for you to say to you that lines up with what the Bible says about you:

God supplies all my needs (Philippians 4:19)
God gives me what I need when I need it (2 Corinthians 9:8)
I am a generous person and God is generous to me (Luke 6:38)
I am content and emotionally stable (Philippians 4:7)
I don't need to fear or worry, God gives me strength and help (Isaiah 41:10)
God will make something good out of my life (Philippians 1:6)
God sees the good in me (Jude 1:24)
I am difficult to offend (Galatians 5:1)
I appreciate people and they appreciate me (Isaiah 58:10)
Jesus put every answer I need inside of me (James 5:17)

Did you notice how good you feel after reading that? I have about 40 of these that I say to myself daily. I encourage you to start with these and add any other promises that encourage you to be all that God made you to be!

Bottom line: Don't exclude yourself from what God has included you in!  Don't let your feelings or some momentarily thoughtless friend or, worse yet, an enemy tell you who you are! BELIEVE what God says about you! Believe you're BLESSED!
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