Harvest of Blessings
Jesus told the Jews to believe in the works which he did and
they will know who he is. These gifts
were from the Father, for he was the Son of God. In Isaiah 35:5 God promised the eyes of the
blind shall be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego were bound
and thrown into a burning furnace, but they were seen walking in the midst of
flames that didn’t harm them. Hezekiah
was sick, and about to die, when Isaiah the prophet was told by God to let him
know he has heard his prayers. God added
some fifteen more years to his life.
Living abundantly in the Lord, leads to a harvest of blessings.
Joel Osteen (b. 1963), a televangelist and senior pastor of
Lakewood Church, Houston, Texas, said: “When you focus on being a blessing, God
makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.” By not being self-centered and reaching out
to others Christians freely share these blessings. The more they honor people the more they are
blessed by God.
When offering blessings we mustn’t distinguish between the
rich and poor. We’re all God’s
children. President of the United
States, Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
said, “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of
those who have much, it is whether we provide enough to those who have
little.” Roosevelt was cognizant that
the poor has a special place in the eyes of God.
God’s Gifts
Abundance might not come only with material wealth. Some might have these comforts and be
miserable. The founder of Simple
Abundance Charitable Fund, Sarah Breathnach (b. 1947) wrote, “Whatever we are
waiting for – peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple
abundance – it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it
with an open and grateful heart.” No
doubt, we have to be in the right frame of mind to accept such gifts. Are your hearts open to God?
People might make distinctions concerning their prayers. Often we pray when faced with setbacks and
challenges. Khalil Gibran (1883–1931), a Lebanese-born
artist and writer captured this phenomenon by saying, “You pray in your
distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of
your joy and in your days of abundance.”
In being blessed with the gifts from God’s bounty we ought to thank
him. Christians doing so will surely
receive more blessings.
Love What You Do
You must love what you do.
By so doing you’ll be happy when you spread your blessings with
others. A self-help author and motivational
speaker Wayne Dyer (1940–2015)
wrote, “Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your
life.” You don’t have to wonder about
those things about which you have no interest.
Do the tasks that bring you joy, happiness, and peace of mind. All believers are blessed with at least one
gift.
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