Are you in position to be blessed by God?

People seem to have the idea that we can use God as a genie. We can just ask and God is supposed to do it and we don’t have to do anything or meet any qualifications. The only thing you don’t have to meet any qualifications is salvation. Salvation is a free gift only given because of God’s grace and mercy. We need only to ask and we will receive. However, salvation is not the finish line with God. It’s just the beginning of a lifelong commitment to learning God’s ways and letting Him mold and shape us into the person He wants us to be.

Again, I ask, are you in position to receive the blessing of God?  God will not pour out His blessings on those who are not ready to receive them. He also will not bless you with anything that will hinder your relationship with Him. God blesses us according to His will for our life. Our capacity to receive it depends on our faith and the maturity of our walk with God.

God does answer prayer but He answers them according to His will. Not how much faith we have in the request being granted. Our faith should solely be in God and His sovereignty to answer prayer according to His will. Our job is simply to ask in faith, faith in God’s Word and His ability. We also should be persistent in our prayers. 

The first step in receiving from God is accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Then we must be about our Father’s business. We must keep seeking His will for our life and His Kingdom by learning to live life His way. When we do this, we are aligning ourselves to be in His will; therefore, we are positioning ourselves to receive His blessings.

The world may seem blessed. Especially in material possessions and popularity. Don’t be deceived. Not all ‘so-called blessings’ come from God. Satan knows how to deceive people into thinking they are blessed because he opened doors for them. Remember Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness with giving him the kingdoms of the world if he would bow down and worship him. (Matthew 4:8-10) God is sovereign and ultimately in control but Satan has the lease on the Earth to tempt and deceive people. 

Not all things that appear to be blessings come from God. Be careful to know the difference. Not everyone who claims to give glory to God actually received their ‘so-called blessings’ from God. God does not bless people with fame and fortune if they receive it by sinning. We see this, especially in the entertainment industry. God doesn’t bless sin. Again, don’t be deceived. If you want true blessings from God and the assurance of eternal life in Heaven with God, you must do it God’s way.

Take up your cross daily. Read your Bible. Fellowship with God in prayer, praise, and worship. You must be about your Heavenly Father’s business daily to be in a position to receive from Him. When you place yourself in alignment with God’s will, you won’t have to chase after God’s blessings. They will find you where you are.

Scripture References

Matthew 16:24-27 NIV
[24] Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. [25] For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. [26] What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? [27] For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.

Psalm 37:5-6 NIV
[5] Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: [6] He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.

1 Peter 5:6 NIV
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
[5] Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; [6] in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 1:5 NIV
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

Note: Everyone is not called to be a prophet but God gives everyone a purpose before they are born.  It’s our choice to seek and pursue it

Isaiah 45:2 NKJV
‘I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; …

Psalm 23:6 NIV
Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Deborah K. Givens, Admin