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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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In order to prosper, you need to do this!

The soul is the center of your will, intellect and thoughts. That’s where you really live. That’s who you really are. According to the scriptures, we need to work hard to ensure that we are primarily growing and prospering on the inside first. Most people desire things, fame, fortune, influence, but their souls are sick and dying. The beloved Apostle John prayed that we would prosper in all things, but he highlighted that it was as our souls prosper.

3 John 1:2 says: “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” Instead of seeking things first, we should seek God and His word first. And from that inner strength, the Apostle John knew that the  result would be that we would then prosper in all things and be in health. The word prosper means “to achieve economic success”, but that it not its only definition. It also means “to accomplish what you set out to do, to succeed, to be strong and flourishing”. The Apostle John was praying that we would be strong in the Lord; That we walk in the truth of God’s word; That we stand as effective witnesses in our generation. We can do all things through Christ Who strengthens us, but we must first make sure that our souls are prospering. Prospering in the daily meditation on God’s word; In prayer, In our witness, In doing all things well with integrity, love and excellence. Our real prosperity is in accomplishing all that God created us to do; To bring Him glory and to reveal Christ’s love to this generation. This is our true legacy, not fame, not fortune, but revealing Christ to our generation.