We think blessing is when God gives us what we want and makes us feel good.
However, true blessing is when God grows us Spiritually and emotionally for greater worship toward Him.
Our blessings are not based on having a good life now, they are based on learning while we are in this boot camp of life.
They are based on our obedience that strengthens us. The spiritually weak people are those who refuse to obey, those who mock righteousness and kick against training!
1 Timothy 4:7-8 "Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come."
1 Thessalonians 5:21-24 "But test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it."
God's focus for us is not this world, even though He does provide our needs, His focus is our eternity.
I am convinced that everything we learn on earth will equip us for ruling with Christ in the Millennium. I can't believe we would go through this training here, only to lose it all when we go into the millennium.
Finally, we have two purposes for being on this earth as believers, the first one is to worship God while growing in holiness and the second is to share the gospel that others might become born again.
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