20 DAYS IN 2 HOURS CHALLENGE: “BLESSINGS” (Day-8)

BLESSINGS AND PROSPERITY ARE AVAILABLE, IF YOU QUALIFY

BIBLE PASSAGE:
Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,
and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
(Proverbs 16:20)

MEDITATION:
If someone told you that you could prosper and be blessed,
you would be interested in listening to them, right?
The truth is, there is a formula for prospering and being blessed.
Of course we are talking about prosperity
from God’s perspective and not as the world defines it.

First, we need to not only listen to the instructions in God’s Word,
but we need to give heed to them (by applying them to our own lives).
Secondly, we need to trust in the Lord.
Trust means that we believe He will take care of us.

However, we can see that many do not trust Him to take care
of them because they refuse to obey His command to tithe.
Willfully choosing to disobey His commands
means we do not trust Him as we should,
so we cannot ‘expect’ to receive His blessings.

In essence we are saying,
“God I need the money that belongs
to You in order to take care of my needs”.
When we think of it in those terms,
it really doesn’t sound like trust, does it?

When we trust the Lord, we say,
“God I will obey Your command to tithe because
I know I can trust You to take care of my needs”.

There are a lot of things in our nature that perplex us.
Many become disturbed as they face
the troubling riddle of their own existence.
They are bewildered about their attraction to sin and evil,
and their weakness in resisting them.

They quake and tremble at the thought
of their inability to cope with their own lives.
More than likely, they will continue to live a life of confusion
as long as they willfully refuse to obey the commands of
the Lord, and fail to trust and surrender their lives to Him.

ACTION:
Christ can give you satisfying answers to such questions as
“Who am I?” “Why was I born?”
“What am I doing here?” “Where am I going?”

All of the great questions of life can be better understood when
you come by faith to Jesus Christ and receive Him as your Lord.
Choose to surrender to God and let Him be your Pilot.
He can take away the worries from your life.

Pray,
“Heavenly Father, forgive me for failing to obey Your commands.
I want to prosper and be blessed by You and I know that I have a
responsibility to trust and obey You. How could I have ever gotten
the idea that You, the God of the universe, cannot provide for me
when I give back what belongs to You? Forgive me for the years I
have been stealing from You. You have given me an excellent
opportunity to prove my love, faith and trust in You and I have
squandered it due to my own selfishness. Give me the confidence
I need to trust that You will take care of me whenever I obey You.
I trust You to control my life, and I know You will guide me down
the right path which will give me joy, peace, and prosperity as
defined by You. Thank You for being the God I can trust!”

20 Day Challenge – Day 1:
https://utvolwoody.wordpress.com/2021/06/07/20-days-in-2-hours-challenge-blessings-day-1/

20 Day Challenge – Day 2:
https://utvolwoody.wordpress.com/2021/06/08/20-days-in-2-hours-challenge-blessings-day-2/

20 Day Challenge – Day 3:
https://utvolwoody.wordpress.com/2021/06/09/20-days-in-2-hours-challenge-blessings-day-3/

20 Day Challenge – Day 4:
https://utvolwoody.wordpress.com/2021/06/10/20-days-in-2-hours-challenge-blessings-day-4/

20 Day Challenge – Day 5:
https://utvolwoody.wordpress.com/2021/06/11/20-days-in-2-hours-challenge-blessings-day-5/

20 Day Challenge – Day 6:
https://utvolwoody.wordpress.com/2021/06/12/20-days-in-2-hours-challenge-blessings-day-6/

20 Day Challenge – Day 7
https://utvolwoody.wordpress.com/2021/06/13/20-days-in-2-hours-challenge-blessings-day-7/