You Are Blessed 02.28.08

"And he (Jesus) opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." (Matthew 5:2-11).

What does it mean to be blessed?
According to the Encarta dictionary the word blessed means to be sacred, sanctified, and set apart, it also means to be lucky, fortunate, and happy. This means that God has set us apart from the world and that we are fortunate in that no matter what we are going through He is with us and will get us through it.

What peace of mind and comfort there is to know that no matter what we are going through God is right there with us and that we are blessed. We really can not control what happens in the world, but we can control how we let them invade us. We can choose not to participate. We can choose who we hang around. We can choose what things we watch and what we read. We can choose to live for God and let Him get us through the good, bad, and ugly times in our lives. We can choose to believe that we are blessed and that God will protect us, take care of us, and provide us with everything we need.

I will tell you that I have been sitting here for an hour reading through the book of Matthew and trying to get something to catch my thoughts on what to write about. My mind was so focused on other things that I failed to comprehend what I was reading. Then it just hit me, worrying over matters that I can not control is not going to get me anywhere, but in trouble as Satan is just waiting to catch me off guard, he already sent the Jehovah's Witnesses to my door as I was reading.

Then I went back to the beginning of the book and there it was, everything that I was feeling and going through was contained in these ten verses. These last few weeks have been so frustrating and each one that passed I felt my spirit get weaker and weaker. It was not until this moment that I realized that I am blessed. God loves me and He will provide me with all of my needs and will never forsake me. I am not only blessed to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven I will one day get to meet Jesus face to face as one of His disciples. Through God's mercy and grace I am going to get through these struggles. Through my faith in Jesus I am going to see things turn around for me and He is going to bless me with even better things than I imagined.

Remember, you are blessed and you have those words straight from Jesus. No matter what struggles you are facing put your head up high, be happy and fortunate as You are sacred to God and mean the world to Him.

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