Fall 2009 40-Day Fast, Oct 31-Nov 1, Days 14 & 15: How to be blessed
A few random thoughts on how to receive blessings from God.
- Make sure that our cup is not already full – not overflowing with things that we have added to our lives.
- If we find that our lives are too crowded, make room for God – off load some of the stuff.
- The best place to insert God’s blessing is in our hearts.
- Sometimes blessing comes in through our ears
- Recognize our needs and admit that we are not sufficient for meeting all of them by ourselves.
- Forgive someone; that’s also a good way to offload stuff and create more space in our lives.
- Be willing to experiment. Risk a little something for God, then risk a little something more.
- Have a sense of humor. Lighten up. God’s blessing may not originally look how you expect it to look.
- Practice gratitude. Every time, every thing we are thankful for becomes a blessing if we stop to see the value.
- Don’t keep an eye on other people’s blessing. That’s for them and not for you.
- Rejoice in your relationships.
- Celebrate everything you see that is good.
- Relax.
- Don’t design your own blessings. God is not a Build-a-Blessing Workshop.
- Try it on for size.
- Smile. Laugh.
- Cry and let God wipe your tears.
- Share your life with others.
- Dream. Imagine. Consider the miraculous.
- Open up your hands, unclench your fists.
- Be generous.
- Rest in Him.
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