How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? ~Romans 10:14-15a (ESV)
How many things in our lives can we call blessings from God? Certainly much more than we ever truly consider during our day-to-day lives! We can find something to praise God for in just about everything we see and experience, which shows us just how utterly blessed we really are. The problem with many Christians today is that they want to keep those blessings. They will thank the Lord, perhaps, but then go on with their lives, living comfortably with the things they have been given. It is good to praise God for what he has done for us and in us, but we are also called to bless those around us because we have been blessed. As sons and daughters of the King, we should long to give back to him every blessing he has bestowed upon us, and he would have us do that by using our gifts to impact others. One strong example of this is how we use our money. If we were to take a set amount of our income each year by which we can live reasonably, and give the remaining amount back to God, then even if our income is raised in the future, we will be able to live off of the same amount and give all the more back to him. Lastly, we are called not only to bless others, but to show them the truth behind the blessing. We are to "make disciples of all the nations", so that each individual we bless can then go and bless many more. Christianity should never be a still-water pond, but rather a stream that will continuously branch off and expand the kingdom of the Lord until all the nations can glorify the name of the one who blesses all.
"Every blessing you pour out I'll turn back to praise." ~Blessed Be Your Name
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