I’m Still Blessed

I once thought being blessed was about having stuff, status etc…

But the longer I walk by faith, the more I have come to realize, yes, God does indeed give His kids good gifts, in accordance to His great love, abundance, infinite ability, and Fatherly discretion – but the tangible is not the best blessing.

We have so much to be thankful for – but what is unseen by human eyes or untouched by human hands – is, to me, most important.

Stay with me, here.

I’ve had to lose a lot to gain this perspective, and I wouldn’t change a thing about this journey because it reveals what is really important, for me.

I’m God’s kid. Life may be a rocky road at times, but He is ALWAYS traveling it with me, fighting for me, providing for me, paving the way for me! I’m His child and that will NEVER change!

So, this post came about, when, the other day, I was having this very heavy feeling. Very heavy. And though I was on my way to meet a dear friend, when I felt flooded with this phrase, “I’m still blessed”. I had to stop, sit, and write.

I am most definitely still blessed no matter what is happening to or going on around me.

I’m Still Blessed

In the midst of the pain, and all the stuff I can’t make sense of – that frankly, hurts my brain

I’m still blessed

When my best laid plans go south, and I struggle to bring praise from my mouth

I’m still blessed

When I’ve done all I can do, yet not seen the mountain move

I’m still blessed

When the answer is “no”, but I want to be in control; and take my toys and go home

I’m still blessed

When fear tries to grab hold of me but instead I find His peace

I’m definitely still blessed

For if He did nothing more, than to die for me – grabbing me from Hell’s door…

I’m still and always will be, blessed.

Wait what? Blessed? Even when I feel so heavy?

Yes!

The enemy tries to bait us with things or titles to pull our eyes off of true blessings; the God who loves us infinitely made a way through Jesus to spend eternity with Him.

Satan would love nothing more than to destroy God’s people by deceiving us with the illusion of temporary trappings.

And when those trappings are taken – then taken away – that we are no longer blessed.

That is a LIE from the pit of Hell! Go read Job.

But to realize that we are blessed JUST (if nothing else) to be reconciled to our Heavenly Father, we can then appreciate that everything else is icing!

Temporary icing at that.

Store up not treasures on earth, but treasures in Heaven.

Abundant, full life is an internal thing; joy, peace, contentment, faith, hope – eternal life – those can’t be bought.

But if God’s blessed us with the external too, that’s His gifts in accordance with His great plan – and His grace and mercy.

Never let the gift get more important than the One who gave it.

And may we go be a blessing to someone else, with what He has already blessed us with!

The bottom line of this post…

Eternal life, with our Creator, when we deserved the opposite, is THE best gift – blessing – we could ever receive.

And friends, that’s not temporary.

Are you living blessed? 💜