The Attachment that comes with a Blessing!

Everyone prays for a blessing or anticipates to be blessed in one way or another. From as little as having a desire to be blessed with basic amenities of life such as food, shelter, and clothing to the desire for abundance and wealth capable of feeding nations... Even the prayer to blessed with child at an old or young age and the desire for a great job or a breakthrough on your job or a prayer for the right spouse, etc. All these and more can pass as a blessing that ranks high on the list of our prayers for God’s blessings.

 God is faithful and knows how to give good gifts based on his sovereignty as James 1v17 says 

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”(NKJV)

“Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.”(NLT)

As we look up to Him for a blessing, He is able to freely give us what we desire according to His will. 

The point of this is not to dispute the ability or record of God to Bless as the scriptures says 

“..for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”(Matthew 5:45). 

This on the other hand is to prompt you to be aware that for every blessing you have recieved or desire from him comes with a responsibility to embrace it and manage it to the glory and praise of Him.

A blessing of money comes with the responsibility to use it judiciously. The blessing of a car seeks the responsibility to ensure it works effectively and efficiently to fulfil it’s purpose. The blessing of a child calls for the responsibility to raise that child up according to God’s purpose to be a blessing to his/her world. The blessing of that gift/talent you have should also showcase a responsibility to nurture and use it to serve your world. The blessing of a right spouse calls for the responsibility of both parties to work at being right for one another according to God’s purpose.

As you have received or crave and pray for a blessing from the Lord, also put into consideration the responsibility that this blessing confers on you as well.  A responsibility to selflessly embrace it and be a custodian of the same while maximising it to the glory of His purpose. This is a reward that requires your diligence and submission to the will of the giver of the blessings.

As a believer in Christ, you have been blessed with all spiritual blessings in the heavenly places (Ephesians 1:3). That is a blessing on a realm superior to the physical which the world focuses on. A blessing bestowed on you because you believed in Christ Jesus, and He lavished the Holy Spirit on you without measure. He lit you up as a light of the world and made you His child. To enjoy this state of blessedness, you must embrace it as truth and commit to being responsibly committed to the life of the Spirit. You enjoy the blessedness of being a light of the world when you recognise you have been lit by God to shine His light to the world. You enjoy being a child when you step up and take that role as a child of the living God according to His will.

Count your blessings, be responsible for them!

God be praised forever more!

NEVER

Never is a word that expresses a strong position about something implying a discontinuity. It is a word that a believer in Christ Jesus must be careful to use when when making certain decisions that are permissible in the scheme of God’s plan and agenda.

When you recognise that God is the owner of your life and you are willing to allow Him to have the lead role, then NEVER is a word you use cautiously. There are some obvious decisions you should grow into as a maturing believer. With such growth comes an enriched understanding and a realization of responsibility in Christ. For example, you shouldn’t make a decision like “I can NEVER forgive that person”. This is clearly an anti-Christian position, though many Christians are caught in that web. As you mature in Christ, you realise the severity of such a statement. 

A higher level of decision not to be made may be in statements like “I can NEVER marry someone like that” or “I can NEVER leave that job” or “I can NEVER have a child anymore”.

While these examples are. relatable in our contemporary life, they were also case points that people in bible times might have found themselves in. 

Joseph would have been close to never wanting to forgive His brothers; Prophet Hosea would have likely said he can never marry a harlot; Joseph the earthly father of Jesus would have told Mary to forget the wedding because He can NEVER get married to a woman who is pregnant. Elizabeth was societally and medically confirmed and agreed that she could NEVER have a child. The list could go on of people whose life portray the reality of how the word NEVER should not be expressed outside of God’s consultation either beginning from His word or unto receiving direction from Him in your daily walk with Him.

Science may have said you can Never be healed, but the God of all creation can heal you. You may have sternly decided never to go with the plans, but God can reroute your path to arrive at the same decision as the only option. 

Be careful to take the NEVER position as a believer without consulting the owner of your life. 

I’ve learnt and could say I’m still learning not to use it affirmatively. This is because I know the one who owns me can call with an assignment that will overrule any decisions I have made irrespective of whether it is major or minor. Many things I’ve said I will never to, I have seen the Lord lead me to do them while He stood by me and used me through the decision. 

We must recognise that He is sovereign over all things and can alter any decision, situation, report, agenda, appointment, etc, to establish His rule. 

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.(James 4:10)

God be praised forever more!