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This is how to be blessed by God!

Psalm 94:12 (AMP) says: Blessed [with wisdom and prosperity] is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord, And whom You teach from Your law.” The word blessed means: “joyful, contentment, good fortune, consecrated, to speak well of.” When God blesses us, He is lovingly sharing his grace, wisdom and favor with us. He bestows upon us an environment where others look at us and declare that we have come in to a place of good fortune. Do you want to be “blessed?” Read Psalm 94:12 again. God blesses the person who submits to His discipline and instruction. Most people reject His discipline and instruction, thus they remove themselves from the process of being blessed by God. When one enlists in the army, the first thing the drill sergeants do is re-make them by putting them in a place of discipline and instruction for several months. Most admit that this process is very difficult. But the finished picture is that they become disciplined, battle-ready soldiers! God also brings us into times of discipline and instruction, not to destroy us, but to build us up into strong and blessed believers. He teaches us His law so that we can walk wisely and confidently on this earth. And as we embrace His discipline and instruction, people will look at our lives and call us blessed! Do not be afraid to embrace His discipline and instruction. He disciplines the ones He loves.

Psalm 94:12 (AMP) “Blessed [with wisdom and prosperity] is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord, And whom You teach from Your law”

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Are you enduring something difficult today?

In today’s world, most people try to avoid any aspect of suffering or pain. We want to live a “pain free” life. That’s very interesting, because for any real growth or maturity, we need to get out of our comfort level and endure what we perceive to be suffering and disappointments. We need to fail over and over until we learn how to do things correctly. It’s in the failures and disappointments that we develop discernment and understanding. The Apostle James said that he counted those who endure as blessed. In other words, it’s only when you have to endure something and overcome it, that you enter into the blessed state of an overcomer. James also said that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful. He has a way of working things out for our good, even those things that we deem as failure, disappointment, rejection, unfairness, persecution, problems, overwhelming odds, etc. God is with you in each of these issues, and He will both teach you something while you are there, and He will show you the way out. David once said: “even though I go through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.” (Psalms 23) Declare the same today! As God was with David, He is with you today!

James 5:11 “Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.”