Good things that come from God are known as blessings. A blessed life is a positive life that acknowledges the Lord’s hand in all things and in all circumstances. We are blessed because God accepts us and because He welcomes us into having a right relationship with Him.

Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. (James 1:17)

We are blessed in many ways. Living a blessed life doesn’t mean that things will always be easy or that everything will be absolutely perfect. Instead, is reassuring to meditate on the truth that God is with us no matter what! He uses all things to work out for His good plan for us. Because Jesus lives within us, we are favored and blessed.

Devotion: Blessed To Be A Blessing 

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. (Ephesians 1:3)

Developing  and cultivating a true relationship with God is a desire for most believers. With a solid relationship, one each can walk with the assurance of knowing that you are a friend of God. Furthermore, we can never be separated from God because of what Jesus did at the cross.

It is because of God’s grace that Christians live blessed. We are blessed to be a blessing! Through encouraging words, a smile, friendly conversation, biblical advice, kind gestures, self-less acts, and more, we can be a blessing to other people.

Additional Verses for Further Study God’s Blessings:

A man has joy by the answer of his mouth,  And a word spoken in due season, how good it is! (Proverbs 15:23)

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.  Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.  Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. (Philippians 2:1-5)

Prayer Starter:

“Lord, thank you for grace. I am honored that You call me blessed and favored! I am aware that it is You that has blessed me so that I can be a blessing to others.”

Wishing you all a great week!

We show love to God by prayer, trust, and devotion to Him. Genuinely loving others and serving God in our daily tasks is living a life that demonstrates our devotion to the Lord.

if you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. (John 15:10)

Abiding in the Lord means that we keep His commandments. We allow His word to fill our minds, to guide our lives, and to change our affections. When we abide, we cultivate the life-giving connection we have to Jesus! It requires total dependency on our part, always acknowledging that He is the source. We can do nothing without Him!

for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring. (Acts 17:28)

Walking by faith and spending focused time with God will both strengthen us as we abide in the Lord. God’s love inhabits us as we grow in Him. It is only natural for us to share God’s love to those around us when we abide in Him.

Additional Verses To Further Study Abiding in the Lord

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. (John 15:7)

Let all that you do be done in love.  (1 Corinthians 16:14)

Prayer Starter:

“Father, in You I live, move, and have my being! Your word says when I abide in You, You will abide in me. I long to bless others for Your glory, not my own.” 

Wishing you all a great week!