Blessed Life Disappears

 

       What does a blessed life look like to you?  Is it care free or trouble free?  Is it being rich?  Is it a good long life with good health?  Or does a blessed life look very different in your eyes?  A blessed life can touch all of these.  Some people  do seem to have less troubles in life than others, but you don't see everything.  Looking for blessings in a measurable way can lead to a comparative mind frame.  Once you enter that mind frame you can't really enjoy what you have been blessed with.

    Having love in your life can bring forth a lot of blessings.  God loved you first.  He invested into you and sought your love.  You should be putting God first, but in reality most of the time we put ourselves first.  We reject God without even realizing it.  Through obedience we receive abundant blessings where it pours out to those around us.  By rejecting God, we don't only rob ourselves from blessings, but other people too.

    God created perfection.  He created pure love.  Loving God, having faith in Jesus, and listening to the Holy Spirit is what allows you to enjoy the blessing now and for eternity.  However if you become destructive to His plan, then God has no choice but to remove you.  We judge ourselves. 

    Give God respect for what He does.  If you don't understand, then don't sit there in ignorance.  Go seek understanding so you don't see pain and suffering as meaningless.  He doesn't want us to suffer, but if we reject Him that is the life we have chosen.  One day people will be humbled.  Seek humility now and you can avoid a lot of heart ache down the road.  

    Don't rush or you may fall into evil. There are six defined snares: making money at the expense of other people, alcoholism or gluttony, cynicism or disbelief, being wishy washy or indecisive about good & evil, and twisting morality for monetary gain.  

    Don't consider yourself wise or full of insight or you may be shamed.  Don't be a drunk or you will lose your self-respect.  God rejects the proud, arrogant, and self-destructive.  His anger burns against those who lead others away from Him.  The punishment is distressful darkness that leads to eternal loneliness.  

Isaiah 5